Episode 36: Sexual Function Concerns in Women with Cancer

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> When our bodies are physically changed because of breast cancer, it has the real potential of affecting sexual health. There are multiple layers to look at when a person presents with sexual dysfunction. In other words, the natural process of the act of sex has been disrupted due to treatment, surgery, the emotional impact of cancer, and other considerations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> My guest on this episode of the <a href= "https://diepcjourney.com/category/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">DiepCJourney podcast</a> is an expert in this field. I want to welcome <a href= "https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/stacy-tessler-lindau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau</a>, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the <a href= "https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">University of Chicago Medicine</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;"> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Her Clinical Interests include</span> Cancer Survivorship, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Female sexual function, Gynecologic Cancers, Integrated Women’s Health, and Medical Ethics.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> I am pleased about our common connections and would li