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Treatment

Many commonly occurring symptoms causing issues with intimacy and sex in relation to the treatment of head & neck cancer may be addressed by some fairly simple interventions, or referrals to members of the treating team may be of some help.

Non-maxillofacial specific sexual dysfunction is most appropriately managed by referral to a general practitioner, or self-referral to organisations such as Relate in the UK for support and help by a trained psychosexual therapist may be appropriate. Psychosexual therapy can be for individuals as well as couples. It is worth noting that very few psychosexual therapists have training in dealing with individuals with concomitant disease or treatment effects, and when they do this is usually in the fields of gynaecology, urology or breast cancer.

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