We are thrilled to welcome the Colorectal Cancer Alliance as a resource partner! The Colorectal Cancer Alliance believes that intimacy and sexuality are vital parts of human life and have worked to de-stigmatize sexual dysfunction and sexual health with colorectal health & cancer. Colorectal cancers are one of the top cancers known to directly affect…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Cancer touches lives differently, including the personal physical, mental, and emotional tolls- no matter where you stand in the journey. This is true for the cancer patient, their friends, their families, their medical care teams- and most importantly, those “previvors” who will now face a heightened risk for cancer due to the possible inherited gene…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Upon the start of menopause, a female faces the loss of ovarian follicles, resulting in the cessation of cyclical estrogen and progesterone creation. Menopause refers to the final menstrual period in the persons lifetime. When a person has had no periods for twelve consecutive months, they are then considered postmenopausal. For most women, this occurs…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...The Federal law The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act, or WHCRA, helps protect many women with breast cancer who choose to have their breasts rebuilt or reconstructed after a mastectomy. Mastectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the breast. This federal law requires most group insurance plans that cover mastectomies to also…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...When we talk about fitness, it’s easy to focus on the muscles you can see—biceps, abs, and quads—but there’s one set of muscles that rarely gets the spotlight, even though they’re crucial to your overall well-being: your pelvic floor muscles. Yep, those muscles down below! They play a key role in many aspects of your…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Empowering Intimacy has been partnered with Franciscan Health & Cancer Support Community Indiana’s Moving Beyond survivorship program for many years. The Moving Beyond program is an 8-week repeating course for cancer patients, survivors, their partners, and families, and is structured to cover a myriad of topics for life with cancer. The weekly topics of the…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting women of reproductive age. It is estimated to affect 1 in 10 women worldwide, though many remain undiagnosed. PCOS is more than just a reproductive condition, it influences nearly every aspect of life, from physical health and fertility to mental well-being and…
To Finish Reading, Click Here...Our sex drive is perhaps the first thing to go, particularly when we are focused on and zeroed in on different things-like surviving life, adjusting to a new path, or remembering how to live, and it can vanish in an invisible moment. At numerous points in our life, we are faced with the need to…
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