Cancer and your sex life

Cancer and cancer treatment may affect your sex life. Find out how to get support and treatment that can help improve your sexual well-being.
Sex and cancer

Cancer and its treatment can have an impact on your sex life.
The body and sex
Cancer and its treatment can cause physical changes that may affect your sex life. Find out about male and female anatomy and what happens during sex.
Sex and side effects of cancer treatment
Side effects of cancer treatment can affect your sex life. Find out tips that might help and where to get support.
Female pelvic side effects and your sex life
If cancer treatment causes female pelvic changes this can affect your sex life. Find out tips that might help and where to get support.
Male pelvic side effects and your sex life
Find out about coping with male pelvic side effects that can affect your sex life.

How we can help

Macmillan Cancer Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line offers confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. If you need to talk, we'll listen.
Macmillan Telephone Buddies
With a weekly call from one of our trained Telephone Buddies, you don't have to face cancer alone.
0808 808 00 00
7 days a week, 8am - 8pm
Email us
Get in touch via this form
Chat online
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Online Community
An anonymous network of people affected by cancer which is free to join. Share experiences, ask questions and talk to people who understand.
Help in your area
What's going on near you? Find out about support groups, where to get information and how to get involved with Macmillan where you live.