SEXUALITY AFTER CANCER

Sexuality and fertility after cancer.

As more people achieve long-term survival after cancer, sexual dysfunction and infertility have increasingly been recognized as negative consequences that impact quality of life. Sexual dysfunction is a frequent long-term side effect of cancer treatment, but damage to different underlying physiological systems is salient in men versus women. Men frequently have erectile dysfunction (ED) related...

Sexuality After Ovarian Cancer Therapy

sexuality after breast cancer: need for guideline

background: clinical experiences have revealed that patients with breast cancer experience various sexual problems following their treatment. breast cancer negatively impacts the sexual life of the afflicted couples, and as a traumatic event can influence women’s psychosexual functioning and intimate relationship. this review focuses on sexuality after breast cancer and on a growing need for bi...

Sexuality and body image after cancer.

BACKGROUND Cancer and its treatments can profoundly affect a person's sexuality including their body image, sexual functioning, relationships, identity and self esteem. One of the more common long lasting effects of cancer treatment is sexual dysfunction, yet for a number of reasons, health practitioners may not adequately address these topics. OBJECTIVE This article describes the range of fa...

Sexuality After Breast Cancer: Need for Guideline

BACKGROUND Clinical experiences have revealed that patients with breast cancer experience various sexual problems following their treatment. Breast cancer negatively impacts the sexual life of the afflicted couples, and as a traumatic event can influence women's psychosexual functioning and intimate relationship. This review focuses on sexuality after breast cancer and on a growing need for bio...