Vaginal dryness affects women for many different reasons. While many associate vaginal dryness with the drop in estrogen that happens with menopause, it can also be caused by childbirth, breastfeeding, allergy medicines, and douching, among other causes. One cause of vaginal dryness that does not get the attention that it deserves is treatment for cancers including breast or gynecologic cancers.
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According to a recent article in Business Week, sexual issues, like vaginal dryness, often go unaddressed in women who survive cancer. While doctors seem to have no problem discussing sexual function with prostate cancer survivors, they fail when it comes to talking with women who have had cancer treatments. Common symptoms women experience after cancer treatment include pain, vaginal dryness, loss of desire, arousal and orgasm difficulties.
Few doctors have the expertise to discuss female concerns about the effect of cancer on their sexuality, although doctors routinely bring up such questions among men treated for prostate cancer, senior author Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, said in a University of Chicago Medical Center news release.
“It is critical that physicians caring for [female] cancer patients know that sexual concerns are often physical,” she said. “The physical problems associated with cancer treatment can strain relationships, cause worry and stress, and can be very isolating—many women come to us feeling ashamed, guilty, or alone. They feel like the problem is primarily in their head.”
The University of Chicago Medical Center study involved 261 gynecologic and breast cancer survivors, ages 21 to 88, with the average age of 55. Researchers found that 42 percent were interested in receiving medical help for sexual issues, but only 7 percent asked for advice. More than 22 percent of women over 65 said they wanted medical care for their sexual issues. Women who had been out of cancer treatment for more than a year were more likely to want advice than those currently in treatment.
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According to the report, some women have the courage to raise sexual concerns with their doctor, however, repeated studies show that most women want the doctor to initiate the discussion. Based on the results from this study physicians in Illinois are working to establish a program to help both doctors and female cancer patients deal with sexual health issues.
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