240. Sex After Cancer

240. Sex After Cancer

What are possible sexual issues after cancer?

What are treatment options?

How can we do better talking about it?

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Dr. Laila Agrawal is a medical oncologist specializing
in breast cancer in a community setting at Norton Cancer Institute in Louisville, KY.  She is a fellow of the International Society for the
Study of Women’s Sexual Health and has a sexual health clinic for women with cancer. 

How she went from oncology into sexual health after cancer?

The importance of vaginal health after cancer treatment.

Why does no one talk about breasts as sexual organs?  How does this affect the breast cancer conversation? We discuss options.

Things to know about sexual health after cancer diagnosis: It is biopsychosocial

The role of body image in impacting sexual health

The role of prevention of sexual dysfunction after radiation – vaginal dilators.

The ACOG statement supporting the safety of vaginal estrogen after cancer.

We discuss different vaginal estrogen products and vaginal DHEA.

The role of testosterone when you are on aromatase inhibitor after breast cancer.

Use of non hormonal FDA approved products for low sexual desire.

 

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