6 tips for sex life for breast cancer patients

Compared with healthy people, breast cancer patients after surgery often have a fear of sex life and cannot adapt for a long time. It takes a long time to adjust. So how should breast cancer patients have sex after surgery? Let's take a look at the following tips!

1. Breast cancer patients who have just undergone surgery or are still undergoing chemotherapy are weak and should not have sexual intercourse. They should reduce the frequency of sexual intercourse in the 1 to 3 years after surgery before their condition stabilizes.

2. After the condition stabilizes, you can resume sexual life appropriately, but the time should not be too long and the intensity should not be too strong, and you should not feel tired the next day.

3. Be gentle during sexual intercourse and try to minimize pressure on the breasts to avoid pain and discomfort.

4. The position of woman on top and man on bottom can save women's physical strength and reduce pressure and stimulation on the breasts. It is suitable for patients after breast cancer surgery.

5. During the treatment of breast cancer, the estrogen level needs to be lowered, which will cause vaginal dryness to a certain extent. During sexual intercourse, you can use lubricants to reduce discomfort.

6. The estrogen level of pregnant patients rises sharply, which may cause the residual cancer cells to grow and multiply, and have a certain impact on the recurrence of breast cancer. Patients should take contraceptive measures.

In addition to contact of sexual organs, sexual partners can also have other intimate physical contact, such as kissing, caressing, masturbation, etc., which can also give patients sexual satisfaction.