Dr. Saketh Guntupalli’s book, Sex and Cancer: Intimacy, Romance, and Love after Diagnosis and Treatment, was recently mentioned in a New York Times article by Susan Gubar.
In her New York Times column Living with Cancer, author and professor Susan Gubar, describes the many obstacles that arise when navigating sexual desire and intimacy while living with, and after, cancer. Gubar cites advice from Dr. Saketh Guntupalli and Maryann Karinch’s book Sex and Cancer, and urges readers to rethink the term “sex” and “redefine sex after cancer as a sensual source of delight in a range of activities.”
Pelvic floor exercises, vibrators, techniques for dealing with scar tissue and restricted range of motion, dilators as well as lubricants: Dr. Guntupalli and Ms. Karinch tackle these specifics to encourage survivors to redefine sex after cancer as a sensual source of delight in a range of activities.
Susan Gubar