Sex, sexuality and cancer
Cancer and its treatments can affect how you feel about your body and your sex life. Find support to cope with treatment side effects, and your feelings about changes to your sex life.
Some types of cancer treatment can affect your sex life and sexuality because they can cause an early menopause.
Hormone therapy blocks or lowers the amount of hormones in the body to stop or slow down the growth of cancer. This might affect your sex life.
Breast surgery can affect how you feel about your body and sex.
You might need surgery to the womb, cervix, ovaries or genital area. This can affect your self esteem and sex life.
Radiotherapy is used to treat many different types of cancer. Pelvic radiotherapy can cause symptoms such as vaginal dryness and loss of interest in sex.
Chemotherapy can affect your sex life in different ways. Find out about what might change and what can help.
Last reviewed: 20 Sept 2024
Next review due: 20 Sept 2027
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