For those patients battling terminal cancer and illness, end of life care is often a top priority discussion involving plans, wants, desires, and funeral arrangements. Intimacy and sexuality are often left out of the conversations as they are deemed “extras” by many medical professionals and patients alike. The overall human need for connectedness, touch, and…
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Becoming a caregiver can leave the person filling this new role with many questions. What will this job involve? What does being a caregiver mean? Where can you find help when you need it? How and where do you even begin? When faced with uncertainty and questions, the best thing you can do for yourself…
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Eye cancer, or retinoblastoma, can occur in various places in the eyeball, thus giving it a variety of technical names. Cancer of the eye itself is rather uncommon, but it is more common to experience cancer of the specific areas within the eye, like the retina or eyelid. The following information is general information about…
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Lubrication is something that can be life changing for many individuals dealing with varying levels of genital dryness. Throughout our lives, many circumstances will arise that will trigger the body to go through “dry” patches where nothing seems to soothe the ever-flaky, peeling, rash-prone, and tearing skin. There are many things that can cause these…
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In addition to menopause, cancer treatment, prescription medications, and numerous other reasons, many women experience vaginal dryness as a symptom of certain medications, diabetes, and cancer treatment, as well as other health reasons (NIH). Fortunately, there are options available for providing comfort when it comes to the lack of moisture: vaginal lubricants and vaginal moisturizers.…
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The changes that happen to the physical body due to cancer, illness, or surgical intervention can hinder ability, function, and cause sexual dysfunction. While there are options for men to combat these issues in the form of prescription medications and surgical intervention, there are also a myriad of holistic options and therapies that can be…
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For many female reproduction system owners, there are many issues that might arise that require pelvic floor therapy. This therapy is designed to help strengthen, or relax, the pelvic floor which is responsible for bladder and bowel control, intimacy and orgasm function, internal organ support, and more. For certain types of therapy, inserting a wand-like…
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The side effects of cancer treatment are traumatic for any patient, and most all those patients who undergo chemotherapy treatment report that “chemo brain” is a very prevalent and annoying side effect they deal with. Other issues those patients on chemotherapy face are decreased neurocognitive function, fatigue, and social issues. Because chemotherapy is toxic to…
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