Question 1

my wife breast cancer 55 years. going chemo. do ladies loose interest in sex at this stage.is it possible that she may be motivated to restart sexual?

Accepted Answer

Fighting for life: Libido takes a back seat to fighting for survival. , eats give her some room to deal with the cancer and the emotions that come with that first.

Question 2

how long after breast cancer will i get my sexual drive back?

Accepted Answer

Impossible to say: decreased libido has many causes that would have to be examined to clarify your answer

Question 3

i'm 31 yrs old, been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, can i still engage in intercourse?

Accepted Answer

Breast Cancer: I am so sorry to hear this. However, I know of no contraindication to sexual activity as long as you are physically comfortable with it. Take care.

Question 4

i'm 25 but i have never had sexual intercourse. how likely it would be for me to have cervical cancer?

Accepted Answer

Rare: Cervical cancer is strongly associated with HPV. The only way to get HPV is sexually.

Question 5

i am 26, never had sexual intercourse,regular heavy bleeding ; can't eat, bloating kind of feeling with heaviness in stomach, can it be ovarian cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Anything could be causing this, but jumping to ovarian cancer is a bit of a stretch.  More likely related to hormonal surges.  Also infections or inflammation can do it.  If it persists, consider seeing your gynecologist.  Good luck!

Question 6

doctors say long exposure to hpv viruses is needed to cause cancer of the cervix or vagina.what is long exposure here? (for example,if hustband and wife have frequent sexual intercourse, is this also a long exposure??

Accepted Answer

: Length of exposure is not necessarily the issue, rather the pathogenicity of the virus and your immune response to it is. If you are worried about cervical cancer, you should get pap smears with reflex  hpv testing. Some HPV serotypes are more likley to cause cervical cancer than others. For instance types 6 and 11 lead to warts while 16, 18, 36, 54 and others are more likely to be cancer causers.

Question 7

gardasil9 hpv if a type of hpv (eg-hpv 34,35,39,51,56,, 59,66,68) that is not protected by the vaccine enters the body during sexual intercourse after vaccination, does cervical cancer develop?

Accepted Answer

: Cervical cancer can arise from known or unknown HPV strains not found in the vaccine. It has also been known to arise without known infection by HPV (very rare). Gardasil 9 is contains is focused on the most common cancer strains but is not a failsafe protection. The need for Pap smears and other routine health surveillance does not end with its use but may become less frequent.

Question 8

is there a connection between cervical cancer and having sexual intercourse with circumcised man?

Accepted Answer

Not specificly: The present thinking on cervical cancer involves acquiring a virus during vaginal sex that may spend decades in your body before it begins to change your cervix & lead to cancer.Many strains of the virus exist & a man, circumcised or not, may carry it for decades without knowing it. So any carrier man can pass it to you. A vaccine to prevent 4 strains is available but only helps before you get it.

Question 9

how risky is having sexual intercourse with someone whose ex-partner was diagnosed with hpv cervical cancer?

Accepted Answer

We don't know.: What you do know is that this new sexual partner has likely been exposed to hpv strains that are the high risk type.  However, it is unlikely that you or anyone else for that matter will go through life having never been exposed to hpv.  Hpv is extremely common and hpv vaccine, getting regular pap smears and follow up/treatment is the only way to truly prevent cervical cancer.

Question 10

what is the risk associated with having sexual intercourse with someone whose ex partner was diagnosed with hpv cervical cancer?

Accepted Answer

Very common: Hpv is prevalent.  About 70& of all twenty year olds will acquire it by the time they become sexually active.  Most individuals will clear it on their own in a few years so that by the time someone is thirty, only about five percent have hpv.

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My wife breast cancer 55 years. going chemo. do ladies loose interest in sex at this stage.is it possible that she may be motivated to restart sexual?

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How long after breast cancer will i get my sexual drive back?

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I'm 31 yrs old, been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, can i still engage in intercourse?

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I'm 25 but i have never had sexual intercourse. how likely it would be for me to have cervical cancer?

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I am 26, never had sexual intercourse,regular heavy bleeding ; can't eat, bloating kind of feeling with heaviness in stomach, can it be ovarian cancer?

A member asked:

Doctors say long exposure to hpv viruses is needed to cause cancer of the cervix or vagina.what is long exposure here? (for example,if hustband and wife have frequent sexual intercourse, is this also a long exposure??

A member asked:

Gardasil9 hpv if a type of hpv (eg-hpv 34,35,39,51,56,, 59,66,68) that is not protected by the vaccine enters the body during sexual intercourse after vaccination, does cervical cancer develop?

A member asked:

Is there a connection between cervical cancer and having sexual intercourse with circumcised man?

A member asked:

How risky is having sexual intercourse with someone whose ex-partner was diagnosed with hpv cervical cancer?

A member asked:

What is the risk associated with having sexual intercourse with someone whose ex partner was diagnosed with hpv cervical cancer?

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