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Can you have sex if you have cancer?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Of course: If you are healthy enough to have sex, cancer or not, go for it.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Yes, but...: Depending on the chemotherapy given, there may be times when the patient would be so immunocompromised that sex could increase the risk of infection. In addition, there are particular chemotherapy medicines that are secreted in bodily fluids as they are metabolized and cleared by the body; during these times, it may not be safe for the partner. Talk with your oncologist.
Answered 12/31/2012
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