Sexual difficulties

Sexual change is common among patients receiving treatment for cancer.

Women who experience menopause symptoms associated with cancer treatment commonly are:

Find changes related to their sexual desire and experiences.
Many report vaginal dryness.
These symptoms may be worsened with taking hormonal therapy such as Tamoxifen, Arimidex, Aromasin, and Femara.
Your gynecologist and oncologist can help you find ways to reduce the symptoms and discomfort and improve your quality of life.

For more information regarding hormonal therapy for women, please follow the link.

Men who receive androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer:

Also face significant challenges in their sexual life.
Because of depletion of testosterone in their body they have difficulty to obtain and sustain erection.
They can also lose interest in sexual intercourse.
Discuss these symptoms with your urologist and/or oncologist.

For more information regarding hormonal therapy for men, please follow the link.

Patience:

You may need to be patient with sexual changes because recovery to the previous level of sexual desire and achieving sexual satisfaction may take time after the treatment is completed.
Sometimes you might need to start with lower expectation and gradually nurture a new experience with your partner.

For more information about sexual dysfunction, please follow the link.

For more information about fertility and cancer treatment, please follow the link.