Passion and sexuality often take a back seat for people suffering from cancer. How can couples find their intimacy again? This is the advice of a sex therapist.
Ms Neubauer, when someone is diagnosed with cancer, hardly anyone probably thinks about what this means for their sexuality.
No, of course not. The diagnosis turns your whole world upside down. Chaos and despair reign. Many existential questions and fears come flooding in: What is the prognosis, how will I cope with the therapy, are there any side effects? What effect will the illness have on my family, my job, my finances, my relationship? It is only much later that the physical changes and your own body image become a concern. In any case, sexuality is not a priority for most of those affected in the first period after the diagnosis.
Source: Stern
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