Sexuality after cancer

Cancer treatments can have side effects that make resuming sex challenging. Ask questions, share information and find support related to sexuality after a cancer diagnosis and treatment here.

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How likely is it to have painless sex after the LEEP

meggy40
  • By meggy40 · New reply February 8, 2013
  • 13 replies
  • I had the LEEP Procedure three weeks ago and I know I must wait another three weeks before I can have intercourse. I have been reading a lot about it online and a lot of women are saying sex is never ...

Vaginal canal closer after laser surgery

SassyK9864
  • By SassyK9864 · New reply March 26, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • Hello. I have water vapor laser surgery a while back and now my vaginal canal is closed off, even my doctor can not believe hoe short it is. I can not have sex as it is to painful. I am wondering if anyone ...

Scared About Sex Post LEEP

AdieLady
  • By AdieLady · New reply October 29, 2011
  • 3 replies
  • SO...my boyfriend lives out of state, and just left after our two year anniversary celebration. He is on board with everything and knows that I am having a LEEP on Wednesday. The thing is, we did have ...

So glad I found this site

trulyred
  • By trulyred · New reply October 18, 2011
  • 21 replies
  • Hi am so glad I stumbled upon this site . I was diagnosed with 3a cervical cancer in 1997 had 8 weeks of external radiation , 2 rounds of cessium implants .I had a lot of damage due to the radiation ...

Preserving Fertility WHile FIghting Cancer!!!

Guruji-K
  • By Guruji-K · Posted August 23, 2011
  • 0 replies
  • Info. for YOU! Preserving Fertility while fighting CANCER. SEE: http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/ 011111/page5 Warm regards, NCCC www.nccc-online.org ...

HELP

ocgal
  • By ocgal · New reply July 28, 2011
  • 6 replies
  • Is there anyone who can help me? It has been nearly 2 years since my last treatment and I still cannot have sex. I had surgery and they removed my uteris and I had chemo and external and internal radiation ...

Sex Drive after leep procedure

Jondo
  • By Jondo · New reply July 14, 2011
  • 1 reply
  • Hi, I am just wondering for those of you females that have had the leep procedure done, if you lost your sex drive, after the procedure. My wife and I have been married over 5 years, and was EXTREMELY ...

evelyn

EVE29
  • By EVE29 · New reply July 11, 2011
  • 1 reply
  • hi there is there anyone that can help me me and my boyfriend had sex 2weeks after my cone biopsy do you think that i could be pregnant ...

Sexual Side Effects???

ocgal
  • By ocgal · New reply July 4, 2011
  • 1 reply
  • I have just had my 3 year mark and still to this day it is painful to have sex. I am using the dilators but they too are painful? Is there any hope out there from me? I am so young and this has really ...

Bleeding from Intercourse

Jeanette17
  • By Jeanette17 · Posted May 15, 2011
  • 0 replies
  • I had a LEEP procedure in 2007. Now, several years later, I bleed almost every time I have sex. I've been to three different doctors about this, and they all report that this is a result of having had ...

pregnancy after trachelectomy

christiecsr
  • By christiecsr · New reply January 26, 2011
  • 11 replies
  • I had a radical trachelectomy 8/09. My husband and I were told to wait at least a year before trying to get pregnant. I went off of my birth control late September of this year and just found out I was ...

Sexual and emotional issues after LEEP

Carpediem5
  • By Carpediem5 · New reply January 19, 2011
  • 6 replies
  • Hi all, I had the leep done about 2 months ago. I found the emotional aftermath harder to deal with than the physical effects of the procedure. My boyfriend and I worked through the mood swings, breaking ...

LEEP Procedure has lead to sexual issues in relationship

Bulbasaur
  • By Bulbasaur · New reply January 5, 2011
  • 6 replies
  • I had the LEEP Procedure last year and it has caused sexual problems in my relationship. I had been with my partner for 1 year before I had the treatment. Afterwards we tried to have sex a few times (after ...

Time Frame for Sex After Leep Procedure...

mayroundstone
  • By mayroundstone · New reply January 1, 2011
  • 8 replies
  • I had the LEEP Procedure done a month ago and everything went well, which is great! I was really nervous and made some posts on here about it because I had the procedure done overseas. Anyway, my check ...

Lets talk about it

crazymae
  • By crazymae · New reply November 30, 2010
  • 2 replies
  • omg i have to say, its the pitts. Sex, whats that. Its been so very hard. I have many resentments, being i have been with the same man for 26 years. Where the hell did i get that> hpv? hmm? menopause ...

How to talk about it to a new person?

emejo
  • By emejo · New reply November 12, 2010
  • 4 replies
  • Hello everyone, I am a single 41 year old who is within the first year of stage 1b clear cell adenocarcinoma. I have not had a relationship for a while and wondering if I meet a man how (and at which ...

My story

wendypooh1958
  • By wendypooh1958 · New reply April 14, 2010
  • 2 replies
  • By wendypooh1958 April 11, 2010 at 6:14 pm I would like to tell everyone a little about my story, in hopes to save even one woman from this tragedy. My name is Wendy and 4 1/2 years ago I moved to another ...

Sex drive after leep Procedure

Jondo
  • By Jondo · New reply April 13, 2010
  • 3 replies
  • Hi all, My wife is 30 years old and just had the leep procedue about 6 months ago. Her and I were VERY active Sexually...She had such a High Sex drive. But since she had the leep procedure done, she is ...

Birth control after radical trachelectomy

californiaGirl
  • By californiaGirl · New reply March 19, 2010
  • 5 replies
  • I had radical trachelectomy 5 years ago and ever since have not used any contraceptives other than condoms. I know the chances to get pregnant are not high but still I don't want this chance. Does anyone ...

Bleeding after relations w/hubby after 3 months

mommytwo
  • By mommytwo · New reply February 8, 2010
  • 3 replies
  • Hi, Just wondering if the bleeding during relations w/hubby has happened or wld stop down the road for other women? My cone was done about 3 months ago and I know bleed after sex w/hubby. Also, I've been ...

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