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1. Having cancer has had a big impact on my ability to enjoy sex. This is really hard to talk about. Who can I go to for help?
last reviewed: 01.05.2009
2. My partner is having chemotherapy and we’d like to have sex but we’re worried it might be harmful. Is it OK or do we have to stop having sex until after chemo is finished? We’re too embarrassed to ask anyone at the hospital...
last reviewed: 01.05.2009
3. I have recently been treated for cancer and have finished my treatment. I now find that I can't stop crying and feel very low. Is this normal?
last reviewed: 27.01.2005
4. My mother was treated for breast cancer last year. Since then she has been taking tamoxifen. Over the last few months she has become very depressed. Do you think this is due to the tamoxifen?
last reviewed: 01.06.2006
5. I have to have one of my testicles removed as I have testicular cancer. Will this affect my sex life?
last reviewed: 01.05.2009
6. I have to have one of my testicles removed as I have testicular cancer. I’m worried this will affect my masculinity. If it does, can a man have hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and if so how is it given?
last reviewed: 01.05.2009
7. How will I feel physically and emotionally after an orchidectomy?
last reviewed: 21.05.2009
8. I have prostate cancer. Is there a risk of transferring this during intercourse?
last reviewed: 01.05.2009
All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.