Sex life after LOOP

Hello, I've just had the LOOP treatment following a high grade CIN2 results. I was told to not have sex for the next 4-6 weeks and decided to research the potential side effects further. In my findings I came across a lot of stories and articles of women not only experiencing pain and dryness but also permanently losing their libido and ability to orgasm following this procedure. This understandably made me very anxious!  Has anyone had these difficulties or even better - didn't and was able to return to normal sexual functions afterwards? Im aware we're usually more likely to write stories about what went wrong as opposed to successful ones so hoping this is not as common!

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  • Hi Kelly

     

    The risk of any side effects from this procedure are tiny, compared to the benefit of removing cells. Having had cervical cancer I belong to some private Facebook groups where this question was actually discussed yesterday. There was a poll, and, out of 100 or so ladies who responded, 95 had no issues following treatment. 

     

    The reason for no sex, or indeed tampons or swimming for 6 weeks afterwards is to minimise the risk of infection and give time for healing. I know lots of ladies who’ve had this and not reported any lasting problems, and it would be extremely rare, so I’m not sure where you’re reading all these stories and articles. Hopefully they are legitimate sources of information but the internet can be unreliable. Some women do their best to persuade others not to have treatment but try to cure themselves, so I prefer to rely on real experiences in support groups I’m in from ladies who have been through this. 

     

    You should be able to have a completely normal sex life after he treatment, so try not to get too caught up with stories on the internet! 

     

     

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  • Hi Kelly

     

    The risk of any side effects from this procedure are tiny, compared to the benefit of removing cells. Having had cervical cancer I belong to some private Facebook groups where this question was actually discussed yesterday. There was a poll, and, out of 100 or so ladies who responded, 95 had no issues following treatment. 

     

    The reason for no sex, or indeed tampons or swimming for 6 weeks afterwards is to minimise the risk of infection and give time for healing. I know lots of ladies who’ve had this and not reported any lasting problems, and it would be extremely rare, so I’m not sure where you’re reading all these stories and articles. Hopefully they are legitimate sources of information but the internet can be unreliable. Some women do their best to persuade others not to have treatment but try to cure themselves, so I prefer to rely on real experiences in support groups I’m in from ladies who have been through this. 

     

    You should be able to have a completely normal sex life after he treatment, so try not to get too caught up with stories on the internet! 

     

     

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