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Menopause - It's more than a hot flush! Recording available now
The recording of Menopause - It's more than a hot flush! webcast is now available here.
We hope you find it both informative and enjoyable. Please feel free to share feedback, questions or thoughts below in the discussion.
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Ask the Expert: Menopause – It’s more than a hot flush! on Wednesday 6 December 2023.
Many people experience changes to their sexual wellbeing associated with breast cancer treatment that can be caused by menopause or menopause-like symptoms. These can include vaginal dryness or discomfort, loss of libido (sex drive), changes to self-esteem and fatigue. Topics like these can often be difficult to discuss with your partner or health professional and it can be reassuring to know you are not alone.
During this webcast, you will hear from Dr Tonia Mezzini, Sexual Health Physician based in Adelaide. Dr Mezzini is a leader in this area, with her level of expertise, she provides best practice and compassionate medical care. She presents in an open, informative and engaging way about sexual health and wellbeing.
The webcast will be facilitated by BCNA Consumer Representative, Naveena Nekkalapudi. Following her diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer and the subsequent treatment, Naveena decided to re-evaluate her life and focus on matters that are important to her. She describes it as changing from being career ambitious to being life ambitious. Naveena is a consumer representative of BCNA, Cancer Council Victoria, Breast Cancer Trials, VCCC, and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research to name a few.
This webcast will help to provide you with strategies to manage menopausal symptoms and discuss the support available to assist you with your sexual and emotional wellbeing.
11 Replies
- Hi @Bear1966 it sounds like something you should bring up with your treating team. They know your medical history and can give you appropriate assessment to determine the exact issue and how best to help you manage it
- @Bear1966 I found out about my lichen by using a bit of cortisone for three days. It worked so then then I went to the doctor to have it confirmed
- @Blossom1961, no I haven’t been tested yet. I keep getting checked on the back burner.
- @Bear1966 Have you had it tested for thrush? If not, it could be lichen schlerosis. I have the joy of dealing with that. It is rarely itchy but occasionally can be. I have to treat it with cortisone.
- I am not sure about Tamoxifen but Letrozole can encourage vaginal dryness. Never had thrush, itching or irritation in ten years on Letrozole though.
- I have been on Tamoxifen for 2 years now and I have been experiencing vaginal thrush, but it’s not itchy it just feels irritated and painful. It comes and goes, I have been treating it with Canestan and occasionally will take the tablet. Is there anything else I can do? Would this be exacerbated by the hormone blocker? Could it be dryness?
Everything seems to be just a bit worse, my anxiety, negative thoughts, fatigue. The last thing I am interested in is sex I feel that part of me has just shut off. - Send them through @Bear1966 I will pass onto the team who manage the webcasts :) [email protected]
- Last night was very educational, I do feel I need to ask more questions though?
- Reminder to register for tonight's webcast if you haven't already. If you are unable to attend live, you will receive a notification when the recording becomes available if you have registered.
- Great article, thanks for sharing @arpie
If anyone is interested to do a little more reading before this webcast next Wednesday 6 December, you can check out our menopausal symptoms article here https://myjourney.org.au/article/1423
You can register all the way up to the event and if you can't make it on the night, feel free to register anyway and we'll share the recording straight to your inbox https://loghic.eventsair.com/bcna/061223/Site/Register
