Those living with the disease take on much more than a diagnosis; they experience side effects from treatments that impact their quality of life and their intimacy. Patients and experts revealed to Infobae Colombia what the s3xual life of people with cancer is like and how it is being addressed from the medical field.

“I’m not able to maintain an intimate relationship.” At one point in her life, Yenny Pinzón Cubillos made that confession to her partner, and the reason was not a lack of love: “I can’t tolerate the discomfort.”

Yenny, 54, was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago and underwent chemotherapy. The process, which involves the use of powerful drugs to destroy cancer cells, was necessary to fight the disease, but it had side effects that changed her life.