187. Sex After Breast Cancer

You Are Not Broken

Kelly Casperson, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Dr. Becky Lynn is back! Previous on Episode #44 and #43 where we talked about vaginismus and endometriosis and sex after breast cancer (44) and hormones (43). So check them out! She is the founder of Evora Women’s Health in Missouri Dr. Lynn recently authored the paper: Low Sexual Desire in Breast Cancer Survivors and Patients: A Review - Sexual dysfunction is 30-100% of women with breast cancer. And low desire is 5-87% - What happens when we do surgery on the breasts o Does it matter if we had radical mastectomy versus lumpectomy, with or without reconstruction? - Role of Chemotherapy on sexual function - Role of anti-estrogen meds on sexual function - Role of couples therapy - Data on vaginal moisturizers on sexual function - Role and safety of vaginal estrogen after breast cancer treatment – ACOG statement paper - Trial of Bupropion – open study shows improvement – randomized controlled trial versus placebo pending - Role of vaginal testosterone cream in pts on Aromatase Inhibitors – lowers estrogen in the body - There is a study looking at intravaginal DHEA on sexual function in breast cancer - Abstract at ISSWSH on Addyi (filbanserin) in breast cancer population - Role of hormones after breast cancer Dr. Lynn is a proponent of medical marijuana for better sex 34% OF WOMEN WHO REPORTED USING MARIJUANA BEFORE SEXUAL ACTIVITY SAID IT INCREASED THEIR SEX DRIVE, IMPROVED ORGASM, AND DECREASED PAIN. Luo F, Link M, Grabenhorst C, Lynn B. Low Sexual Desire in Breast Cancer Survivors and Patients: A Review. Sex Med Rev. 2022 Jul;10(3):367-375. website: https://evorawomen.com/ FB/IG @evorawomenshealth TikTok: @dr.beckylynn FB/IG Becky Kaufman Lynn, MD YouTube: search Dr. Becky Lynn YouTube: search Evora Women's Health Twitter: @Becky Lynn Did you get the You Are Not Broken Book Yet? https://amzn.to/3p18DfK Join my membership to get these episodes ASAP when they are created and without advertisement and even listen live to the interviews and episodes. www.kellycaspersonmd.com/membership The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/jWTmnn Our podcast sponsor is Bonafide Bonafide products help women embrace the natural changes that occur throughout all phases of life. Discount code for 20% off:NOTBROKEN Sales link: https://hellobonafide.com/notbroken --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to You Are Not Broken, the only podcast that combines science, medicine, and psychology to re-educate your brain and help you live your best love life.
0:11.5	And I'm your host, board certified female urologist, Dr. Kelly Casperson.
0:16.3	Hey, everybody.
0:17.1	Welcome back.
0:17.8	I am with my friend, Dr. Becky Lynn, and she's back.
0:21.9	Dr. Lynn, I actually looked this up yesterday because I'm'm like i think she was on my podcast in the past it was episode 44
0:26.3	and 43 wow and now we're like pushing near high 100s wow yeah yeah that was a while ago so
0:35.3	thanks for being an OG for me.
0:38.3	Just for people to go back, episode 43 was hormones, and episode 44 was vaginismus, endometriosis, and sex after breast cancer, which we're going to revisit today.
0:48.8	So go back and check them out if you want to get back in the beginning.
0:53.1	So thank you for coming back.
0:55.3	Super awesome.
0:56.8	I'm so excited to be here.
0:59.0	I'm so excited too.
1:00.2	We are, so I was reading, as I do, I read my sex medicine journals on the couch at night.
1:05.4	And I'm like, oh, look at you.
1:06.7	Look at you.
1:07.3	And I think I immediately like DMD you.
1:09.3	And I'm like, you come on the podcast and talk about sexual dysfunction, sexual health after breast cancer. You just authored a paper,
1:16.3	low sexual desire in breast cancer survivors and patients a review. Yeah, it's a really important topic.
1:23.1	Where did the like, hey, we need to do a review come from? Why do this paper now? Yeah, I can remember
1:29.6	where I was when I decided I was going to write this paper. It was right after an I swish
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