Women’s Healthcast
Women’s Healthcast
Sexual Health and Cancer Survivorship
Loading
/

Sexual Health and Cancer Survivorship

As our ability to detect and treat cancer has improved, more people are living longer after their cancer diagnosis. For survivors of breast and gynecologic cancer, that can mean more time living with the side effects treatment can have on sexual and pelvic health.

On this episode of the Women’s Healthcast, Dr. Jon Pennycuff talks about what these side effects can include, the variety of options to address sexual health concerns for cancer survivors, and what he wishes more people knew about the connection between cancer treatment and pelvic health. Dr. Pennycuff is a fellowship-trained physician in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Pennycuff recommends these resources for people with questions about sexual and pelvic health side effects after cancer treatment:

VoicesforPFD.org

UW Health Women's Integrative Sexual Health Program (Madison, WI)

A Woman's Toucn (Madison, WI)

American Society of Clinical Oncologists Breast Cancer Survivorship

International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health

Have a suggestion for a future episode? Let us know what health issues you'd like to learn about here! https://forms.gle/XaoArBtnxfHxA4Up7 

More From Current Show

Since September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, we’re replaying a conversation with Dr. Catherine Zhang about how gynecologic...
Listen Now
In the late summer of 2026, the news is full of coverage about postpartum mental health. While people...
Listen Now
Our summertime risks from extreme heat exposure are rising. And while extreme heat exposure can be dangerous for...
Listen Now
There can be many paths to becoming a parent. Third-party reproduction – or using donor eggs, donor sperm,...
Listen Now
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, or GSM, is incredibly common – some research suggests more than 80 percent of...
Listen Now
Over the last few months, the Women’s Healthcast has focused on how aging can affect our health. For...
Listen Now
Over the last few months, the Women’s Healthcast has focused on how aging can affect our health. For...
Listen Now
For the last few months, the Women’s Healthcast has been taking a look at health and aging, covering...
Listen Now

Related Episodes

No related episodes found.