Sexual Health Resources
Intimacy, Identity & Sexual Health
Sexual health is an important—and often overlooked—part of overall well-being, especially during and after a cancer diagnosis. This page brings together trusted resources to help you navigate these changes with confidence and compassion.
Dana-Farber’s Sexual Health Program for Patients and Survivors
Cancer treatment can trigger physical and emotional changes related to body image and sex. This program addresses concerns that may spring up during or after treatment and recognizes that sexual difficulties may be temporary or lasting but manageable.
Guide to Understanding Intimacy and Sexuality
Questions about sexuality often come up during and after treatment. This 60+ page downloadable guide addresses how breast cancer can affect intimacy, outlines ways to improve sexual health, and includes information on caring for yourself.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Sexual Health Webinar
This webinar focuses on understanding sexual health in metastatic breast cancer. While created for people with metastatic disease, it includes information relevant to individuals at any stage of breast cancer.
Sexual Health Connections
This clinical offering from Dana-Farber’s Adult Survivorship Program, connects patients to services focused on sexual health as part of ongoing survivorship care. Support may include referrals to gynecologists and access to a sexual health program for adults in survivorship.
Sex, Intimacy, and Breast Cancer YouTube Series
This video series features stories from individuals and medical professionals discussing sex, intimacy, and breast cancer. Content is presented in a YouTube format and centers on lived experience and clinical insight.
