Intimacy & Sexual Health Program
Helping you rediscover comfort, connection and confidence after cancer.
Cancer changes many aspects of your life – intimacy and sexual health included. Whether you are navigating treatment or well into survivorship, it’s common to experience challenges with pelvic function, body image and connection with yourself or a partner.
WakeMed’s Intimacy & Sexual Health (WISH) program is designed to support men and women before and after treatment for breast, prostate, genitourinary (GU) and gynecologic cancers. We specialize in helping you rehabilitate the pelvic health and sexual function concerns often impacted by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or hormone therapies.
We meet you with compassion, expertise and a plan to help you feel like yourself again – physically, emotionally and intimately.
What You Can Achieve
Our team is dedicated to helping you optimize your sexual health. Our program can help you:
- Understand and manage the effects of treatment on your sexual health
- Restore pelvic floor function impacted by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and or hormone therapy
- Improve sexual comfort and reduce pain during intimacy
- Address issues such as vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction, loss of libido and bowel/bladder dysfunction (incontinence)
- Rebuild emotional and physical confidence around intimacy
- Receive personalized guidance from therapists’ specialty trained in cancer rehabilitation and pelvic health
What We Help With
Difficulties with intimacy can occur both during and after cancer treatment, and can include:
- Painful intercourse or sexual discomfort
- Vaginal dryness, tightness or loss of arousal
- Erectile dysfunction or decreased libido
- Changes in orgasm or arousal
- Pelvic pain, scaring or tissue changes
- Bowel or bladder leakage, urgency or constipation
- Emotional distress or anxiety around intimacy
If you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms, a referral to pelvic health physical therapy is recommended.
Ready to Reclaim Your Pelvic Health?
If you’ve been struggling with intimacy after cancer, you are not alone. Let us help you regain confidence, connection and comfort.
A physician referral is required to receive outpatient rehab services. Referrals can be faxed to (919) 235-1328.
For questions, call (919) 350-7422 or email specialtyrehabservices@wakemed.org.
Our Locations
Outpatient Rehabilitation - Durant Road
10880 Durant Road Suite 302 - Raleigh, NC 27614
WakeMed Physical Therapy - Brier Creek
7901 TW Alexander Drive, Suite 500 - Raleigh, NC 27617
WakeMed Physical Therapy - Kildaire
110 Kildaire Park Drive Suite 208 - Cary, NC 27518
Physical Therapy
WakeMed Physical Therapy - Pelvic Health - Cary
Medical Park of Cary 210 Ashville Avenue, Suite 320 - Cary, NC 27518
Physical Therapy
WakeMed Physical Therapy - Oberlin
505 Oberlin Road Suite 140 - Raleigh, NC 27605
Physical Therapy
Outpatient Rehabilitation - Clayton
104 Medspring Drive Suite 210 - Clayton, NC 27520
Outpatient Specialty Rehabilitation - Cary
200 Ashville Avenue Suite 10 - Cary, NC 27518
Outpatient Rehabilitation - Raleigh Medical Park
WakeMed Raleigh Medical Park 23 Sunnybrook Road, Suite 300 - Raleigh, NC 27610