intimacy and cancer
This CancerCare webpage addresses the effects of cancer and its treatment on intimacy and sexual desire for both men and women, offering advice on open communication with partners and the importance of seeking professional support.
How cancer affects your self-image and sexuality
This National Cancer Institute webpage explains how cancer and its treatment can cause short-term and long-term changes to a person's self-image and sexuality, offering coping strategies and advice on talking with partners and seeking professional help.
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Alliance For Fertility Preservation
The Alliance for Fertility Preservation is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering patients and providers with trusted, timely information and resources regarding fertility preservation options for individuals facing cancer treatment.
Female fertility and cancer treatment
This National Cancer Institute webpage details how cancer treatments can affect a woman's fertility and ability to become pregnant, outlining different types of impact and various fertility preservation methods available.
Resolve: The National Infertility Association
This resource can be used to find emotional support groups, learn about insurance coverage for fertility preservation, and explore various family-building options like adoption or third-party reproduction.
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American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
This website can be used to find certified sex educators, counselors, and therapists who can help address sexuality concerns, intimacy issues, and body image changes resulting from cancer treatment and recovery.
Fertility Within Reach
Fertility Within Reach is focused on increasing access to fertility treatment and preservation and can be used to explore financial assistance programs and learn how to effectively communicate with insurers and employers about coverage.
male fertility and cancer treatment
This National Cancer Institute webpage discusses how cancer treatments can affect a man's fertility and ability to father children, describing the risks and available fertility preservation methods such as sperm banking.
Heartbeat Program
This webpage details patient assistance programs, including the Heart Beat program, which cancer survivors can use to potentially receive select fertility medications at no cost prior to starting medically necessary cancer treatment.
coping with fertility concerns: Finding resources and support
This CancerCare webpage discusses how cancer and its treatments can impact fertility for both men and women, offering questions to ask the healthcare team, and listing various organizations that provide resources and financial support for fertility preservation.
Fertility problems
This American Cancer Society page explains how cancer and its treatments can affect fertility for men, women, children, and teens, outlining various fertility preservation options and offering guidance on family planning post-treatment.
Sexuality and Intimacy
The webpage discusses how breast cancer and its treatments can affect a woman's sexuality and intimacy, offering guidance on coping with physical and emotional challenges and seeking professional help.