#27 Sex and Cancer with Dr. Saketh R. Guntupalli

The Bad Girls Bible - Sex, Relationships, Dating, Love & Marriage Advice

Sean Jameson

Health & Fitness, Sexuality

3.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show we welcome Dr. Saketh R. Guntupalli who is the Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs and Quality in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. He is also the author of the book Sex and Cancer: Intimacy, Romance, and Love after Diagnosis and Treatment, and in this episode we chat about exactly that. Dr Guntupalli gives us some background into what inspired him to write the book and then goes onto some great anecdotes and information on the ways that cancer can influence intimacy and sexual relationships.

He stresses the key points that partners should always remember in trying to combat these potentially negative effects as well as focusing on some of the beautiful and surprising situations that arise out of something as scary as a cancer diagnosis. For all this and much more, be sure to tune in!

Highlights

The patient that inspired Dr. Guntupalli to research and write his book.
A particular story from the book about reimagining intimate life.
The connection between cancer, hair, breasts and sexuality.
The gender disparity around anatomical procedures in medicine.
A three-pronged approach to overcoming the sexual challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
Some pointers for being a helpful partner to someone in treatment.
The emotional repercussions that a cancer diagnosis can have on a relationship.
And much more!

Tweetables

“So what I would suggest is not to think about sex as intercourse and orgasm. It is a platter of different things that you choose from.” — Saketh Guntupalli [0:19:53.9]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode

Sex and Cancer — https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Cancer-Intimacy-Diagnosis-Treatment/dp/1442275081

Saketh Guntupalli — [email protected]

University of Colorado School of Medicine — http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/Pages/somWelcome.aspx

Dammit Doll — https://dammitdolls.com/Home

Transcript

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0:05.8	and went to the doctor, they did an excision and she ended up having a breast cancer at
0:10.5	age 35 and she really thought about it it what she wanted to do and she said
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1:04.0	Today I'm talking to Dr. Saketh Guntapale.
1:07.2	Saketh is Vice Chairman for Clinical Affairs and Quality in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
1:16.3	Denver. Sakheth is on the Bad Girls Bible Podcast today to talk about how a cancer diagnosis can affect your sex life
1:25.4	intimacy with your partner and your relationship. He's also written a book of
1:30.0	the topic, Sex and Cancer, Int, romance and love after diagnosis and treatment.
1:35.9	Saika, thanks so much for coming on the show.
1:38.0	Thank you for having me. I'm really excited to be here and I follow some of your other
1:41.2	podcasts so I'm really honored to be here with you today.
1:44.0	Well great I'd love to start off with with your book and how you came
1:49.0	how you came to write it if that's okay with you?
1:51.0	Sure so I'm a surgeon by training and I also give chemotherapy,
1:56.0	but you know I was in my office about four four and a half years ago
2:00.0	and I had a patient that came in who basically wanted her transfer her care to me.
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