From Popsugar · Corinne Menn, DO · · 1m 10s
My Clitoris Ghosted Me After Breast Cancer
How breast cancer treatment caused clitoral atrophy and how I recovered sexual health.
In brief
How breast cancer treatment caused clitoral atrophy and how I recovered sexual health. Breast cancer survivor Corinne Menn found clitoral atrophy from menopause and recovered with vaginal estrogen and low-dose testosterone. Originally reported by Popsugar.
My 2001 breast cancer diagnosis
I was 28 and a second-year ob-gyn resident when I got breast cancer in 2001.
Stage 2A estrogen receptor-positive cancer
My cancer was stage 2A estrogen receptor-positive, requiring a bilateral mastectomy and six months of chemotherapy.
Three menopause events
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I experienced menopause three times: from chemotherapy, medically induced, and after removing my ovaries.
Clitoral atrophy symptoms
I had diminished sexual response, vaginal dryness, and longer arousal times due to clitoral atrophy.
Sexual health neglect
My medical team didn't discuss sexual side effects of menopause, so I didn't know what to look for.
Treatment with hormones
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I started vaginal estrogen and low-dose testosterone to improve sexual response and reduce pain.
Recovery of sexual health
Vaginal estrogen and low-dose testosterone restored my sexual health and made sex feel normal again.
“Oh, this is how sex is supposed to feel?”
Clitoral atrophy varies
Some women have complete inability to orgasm, scarring, or adhesions that interfere with pleasure.
The takeaway
Breast cancer survivor Corinne Menn found clitoral atrophy from menopause and recovered with vaginal estrogen and low-dose testosterone.
