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 affect your sexual well-being in different ways.
The body and sex

Cancer and its treatment can cause physical changes that may affect your sex life. Find out about the body 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.
Vaginal changes, sexual well-being and cancer

If cancer treatment has caused changes to your vagina and other areas in your pelvis, this can affect your sex life. Find out tips that might help and where to get support.
Erection problems, sexual well-being and cancer
If cancer treatment has caused erection problems or other issues with sex, find out tips that might help and how to get support.
Talking about sex and cancer
Sex and intimacy can be difficult to navigate when you’re living with or recovering from cancer. We’ve partnered with Lovehoney to provide practical support and help you feel more confident having open conversations.
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How we can help

Call us free on 0808 808 00 00
8am to 8pm, 7 days a week. You can talk to our cancer specialists about anything.
Email the Macmillan Support Line
Email the Macmillan Support Team if you have any questions.
Chat online
Available 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week. For confidential, real-time support if you don’t want to call.
Online Community

Chat online anonymously to others who understand what you are going through. Our community is available 24/7 and has dedicated forums where you can get advice and ask our experts.
Find local cancer support services
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.