{"id":4165,"date":"2019-08-01T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cathybiase.com\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2019-08-01T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:16","slug":"women-sex-and-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/01\/women-sex-and-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Women, Sex and Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer treatments can have an impact on your sex life.\u00a0 As a woman, having an understanding of changes that you may experience during the course of your care can help to prepare you and to ease your concerns.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #386c9a;\"><strong>Reproductive Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you are in your reproductive years you should speak to your oncologist, before you begin treatment, about its possible impact on your fertility. Preserving fertility is a viable option in many cases.\u00a0 It is important to discuss the options available to preserve fertility. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cathybiase.com\/?attachment_id=4192\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4192\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4192 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cathybiase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pregnant-971982_640.jpg\" alt=\"women, sex and cancer\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #386c9a;\"><strong>Pain or Discomfort During Intercourse<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Pain or discomfort during intercourse can also be problematic for some women going through cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggestions should this be an issue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #9dbfad;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Vaginal lubricants<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are natural vaginal lubricants on the market.\u00a0 Seek out companies that offer organic oil or water based products.\u00a0 These will help to increase the comfort of sexual activity.<\/p>\n<p>Coconut oil may also be of use not only as a lubricant but also as an external vaginal moisturizer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #9dbfad;\"><strong>Pelvic floor therapy<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pelvic floor therapy for women is a type of physiotherapy that helps with relaxation to loosen tight, tender vaginal muscles resulting in reduced pain during intercourse.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #9dbfad;\"><strong>Vaginal dilators<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaginal dilators can help to relieve pain during penetration. They function to stretch the vagina and reduce tightness. They can be used in combination with pelvic floor therapy.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #386c9a;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Additional side effects of cancer treatments that can inhibit your ability to enjoy sex include low libido, nausea and fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to understand that in most cases side effects will be remedied once your treatments are completed.<\/p>\n<p>It is also very important that you keep an open dialogue with your partner during this time.\u00a0 Speaking to someone with experience in this area may be beneficial both individually and as a couple.<\/p>\n<p>And do remember this.\u00a0 Intimacy with your partner can be experience in ways other than sexual if, for the time being, a sexual relationship cannot be enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer treatments can have an impact on your sex life.\u00a0 As a woman, having an understanding of changes that you may experience during the course of your care can help &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/01\/women-sex-and-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Women, Sex and Cancer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Women, Sex and Cancer","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,49,27,29],"tags":[64,582,636,66],"class_list":["post-4165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-cancer","category-cancer-coaching","category-lifestyle","tag-cancer","tag-relationships","tag-sex","tag-sideeffects"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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