Addressing Sexual Health in Female Cancer Patients: Guidance for Providers
Experts note the need for healthcare providers to discuss sexual health with their female cancer patients. But what, exactly, should providers know and how should they broach the subject?
A 2017 Oncology article provided some helpful background and guidance. In this post, we've summarized the authors' major points on the sexual health challenges faced by female cancer patients, ways to assess those concerns, and ideas for treatment.
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Laser Therapy Might Relieve Some Menopausal Symptoms
In time, laser treatment might become a viable way to treat women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) - sexual and urinary symptoms caused by the dramatic drop of estrogen that women experience during the "change of life."
Microablative fractional CO2 laser therapy, which is sometimes used for dermatological procedures, was recently tested in a study of 94 women. Results were encouraging, but more research is in order.
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