Sex after breast cancer

Sexual well-being nearly two years after diagnosis and initial treatment of breast cancer in participants of the BUPA Foundation Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study, which involves 1,700 breast cancer survivors, went down significantly.

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – As if breast cancer doesn’t affect the quality of life enough - a new study shows that nearly 70 percent of women experience sexual functioning problems two year after diagnosis of breast cancer.

Over 80 percent of the women in the study described their sex life before breast cancer as good and satisfying, but after breast cancer 70 percent were experiencing sexual functioning problems. These women were younger than 70 and had no other diseases. This might be partly due to the lack in confidence about their body image. Also, some treatments for cancer are supposed to cause symptoms like the symptoms of menopause, which can contribute to sexual problems.

"Women who have been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer still require support to maintain health and well-being after breast cancer," Mary Panjari, PhD, of the Women's Health Program at Monash University was quoted as saying. "As women now remain on aromatase inhibitors for longer periods, sexual function problems are likely to become more common amongst breast cancer survivors."

SOURCE: Journal of Sexual Medicine, published online September 23, 2010

 
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