About 70% of the women in our study were experiencing a meaningful loss of desire and sexual function a full two years after diagnosis. Gynecologist and breast cancer survivor Larisa Sayres is surprised the number isn't 100%. Bone, who practices in West Palm Beach, Fla., had a double mastectomy 10 years ago at age 40.

More than two thirds of surveyed survivors reported that they were still having sexual function problems two years after diagnosis.  Sexual problems are among the most com and least talked about side effects of breast cancer treatment, study co Davis, MD, of Victoria, Australia's Monash University Medical School tells. She says her breast cancer was the nail in the coffin of an already strained marriage. By Salynn Boyles Health News Revie by Drusie J. Martin, MD Loss of libido and difficulty having sex are com complaints among breast cancer survivors, new research confirms. Women taking aromatase inhibitors as treatment for their breast cancer reported more sexual problems than women taking tamoxifen.

Even though she is now happily remarried, Bone. Body image issues and vaginal dryness related to aromatase inhibitor use were among the most frequently mentioned complaints.

Most described their sex lives as satisfying before breast cancer.