A safe place to talk candidly about how your romantic relationships and/or your sex life has changed following your diagnosis and treatment.
I am a month or so in on hormone blockers (Letrozole) and already went through menopause. Before cancer, I had been using Meno vaginal moisture pills and they were working just fine to keep up the moisture, but now that I'm on the blockers, I'm like the Sahara down there. What have you used that works because the usual oil…
February is supposed to be about love... from a partner, family, friends, or yourself. But for many of us living with breast cancer, whether in treatment, long after diagnosis, or with metastatic disease, love can look different now, partnered or not. Relationships shift. Bodies change. Futures may feel uncertain. And…
Intimacy can mean many things — touch, closeness, trust, comfort. How has it shifted for you? If you feel comfortable, please answer the poll and elaborate how in the thread below.
Hey girls, You know, this loss of libido thing is just unnacceptable. I was in the chat room earlier today and mentioned it and man, you should've heard how many of us are experiencing this problem. I promised the ladies I'd post my rant, so here it comes (or....doesn't ). If bc were a man's disease, not only would there…
Hello there. I had Stage 1 breast cancer (lumpectomy, radiation, tamoxifen) in 2010 and have thankfully not had a recurrence. I later had a full-out hysterectomy (ovaries, fallopian, cervix, etc removed). Ever since then I have terrible bladder issues (urgency) as well as vaginal dryness. I've been scared to even think of…
I am finished with right mastectomy and reconstruction and left breast reduction and I'm on Anastrazole for 3 more years. My biggest issue is with sex. We always had a great relationship with sex. It was wonderful. Now I find, I cannot climax. I actually don't really have any pleasurable feelings when he touches me. I use…
Just wondering if there is a thread or a community of women out there with this issue? When I google it, it's usually the woman not interested in sex. It's been 4 years since my bi-lateral mastectomy and the same amount of time since my husband has touched me. Seriously, the last time we had sex was in the hotel room next…
Hello all! Ive been a member for quite some time now and wanted to post about my sexual side effects of my treatment and what Ive been doing to combat them. I was diagnosed with my ER/PR+ breast cancer and have chosen to take an aromatase inhibitior along with Lupron (ovarian suppression ) injects for the next 5-10 years.…
It has been over 30 years since my wife's surgery and I failed to give her the love and emotional support she needed then. Now I am desperate to correct my past behavior and regain the intimacy we enjoyed before breast cancer. We have been physically close through the years but it was hands off her reconstructed breast.…
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-5266845/cancer-sex-survivor-sexual-health
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