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'My Husband Says My Vagina is Too Loose Since Chemo'

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Heather Havrilesky
Jun 02, 2021
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Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow (1923) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

I am four years post breast cancer treatment, bilateral mastectomy, reconstruction, chemo, radiation, and now hormone therapy. I was 51 when I was diagnosed and am now 55. I haven’t had sex with my husband in two years. We finally had "the discussion" and he tells me that my vag…

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