Breast cancer and sex life

  It is perfectly possible for breast cancer patients to have a sex life, and it is by no means as appalling as folk say! There are no authoritative studies concluding that a healthy sex life increases the risk of recurrence, and most believe that a happy and harmonious sex life helps with physical and mental recovery. Depending on the specifics of the disease, it is even possible to safely conceive and have children after a certain number of years.  Undeniably, breast cancer patients undergoing a series of treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may have a much reduced desire for sex during and for some time after treatment. Treatment can lead to a distinct feeling of exhaustion and weakness, even walking in a weak sweat, and may just want to lie in bed and rest and do nothing else.  When the traumatic treatment is over, during the endocrine treatment period our patient’s physical ability slowly recovers, personally I think we can consider how to overcome the physical and mental barriers to have a comfortable and harmonious sex life, which is not only good for physical health but also helps psychological recovery and allows life to slowly return to normal, after all, most breast cancers are curable and we need to continue to live well.  After surgery, the change in body shape may be too much for you to face fully, especially for women who have not been able to keep their breasts, and it is very important that you need to be prepared together with your partner to face the changes that occur head on.  Chemotherapy can lead to early menopause in some patients, and in others medically artificial menopause and a state of menopause. The resulting vaginal dryness and other symptoms may make sex a pain for you. It is recommended that you can use vaginal moisturizers to help keep your vagina hydrated, and lubricants during sex. You can take proactive steps to have comfortable, enjoyable intimacy.