Can I kiss my wife after chemotherapy?

Is it safe to kiss others after chemo? It is generally safe to kiss others after chemotherapy as long as no active infection is present. However, it is crucial to practice proper hygiene and avoid close contact with people who are ill, to reduce the risk of infection.

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When can I kiss my partner after chemo?

Chemotherapy can be found in saliva and vaginal secretions for 48-72 hours after treatment. During this time, do not do open-mouth kissing and use a condom or dental dam for oral sex or intercourse (vaginal or anal) so that your partner is not exposed.

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Can I sleep with my partner after chemo?

Having Sex During Your Cancer Treatment

We recommend using a barrier device (condom or dental dam) during treatment and for a week after each treatment during oral, vaginal, or anal sex to prevent your partner from being exposed to any medication that may be in your bodily fluids.

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Can chemo be passed through saliva?

They could also be passed to other body fluids such as saliva, sweat, semen or vaginal discharge, and breast milk.

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Can a cancer patient kiss?

Cancer is NOT contagious

You cannot “catch” cancer from someone else. Close contact or things like sex, kissing, touching, sharing meals, or breathing the same air cannot spread cancer. Cancer cells from someone with cancer are not able to live in the body of another healthy person.

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Cancer Survivorship: Sexuality During Treatment

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Can cancer patients be intimate?

Tips for rebuilding intimacy during cancer care. Give yourself time. You and your partner will need time to adjust to the physical and emotional changes cancer causes. Be patient with yourself if certain side effects, such as stress, pain, depression or fatigue lower your desire for sexual activity.

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Can you share a bathroom with someone on chemo?

Here are things you can do to help keep your family, visitors, and pets safe during this time: If possible, have children use a different toilet than the one you use. Flush the toilet twice after you use it. Put the lid down before flushing to avoid splashing.

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Can I kiss my husband after chemo?

Is it safe to kiss others after chemo? It is generally safe to kiss others after chemotherapy as long as no active infection is present. However, it is crucial to practice proper hygiene and avoid close contact with people who are ill, to reduce the risk of infection.

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Can I kiss my husband during chemo?

It is safe to touch other people while on chemotherapy. You can hug and kiss. But you do need to protect others from coming into contact with your medicine.

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Can I sleep with my wife during chemotherapy?

There's usually no medical reason to stop having sex during chemo. The drugs won't have any long term physical effects on your performance or enjoyment of sex. Cancer can't be passed on to your partner during sex.

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Is it OK to hug someone after chemo?

So you need to make sure caregivers and others close to you are not exposed to your body fluids during chemo and for a few days after treatment. It's OK to have normal contact with other people, including hugging and kissing.

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How long to avoid people after chemo?

This is especially important: During cold and flu season, when more people are sick. During your nadir, the period of time beginning about 7-12 days after you finish each chemotherapy dose-and possibly lasting for 5-7 days-is when you may be at the greatest risk for infection.

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Can chemo affect your private parts?

Some chemo drugs that irritate the mouth might also affect all mucous membranes in the body. This includes the lining of the vagina, which may become dry and inflamed.

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Is sperm still good after chemo?

If chemotherapy has made you infertile, it can be difficult to tell whether this is permanent or not. Some men stay infertile but others find their sperm returns to normal and their fertility comes back. It can take a few months or sometimes years for fertility to return to normal.

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Can you have someone with you during chemo?

One important option you'll want to bring that won't fit in the chemo bag is a companion—a supportive friend, spouse, loved one or family member who can help keep up your spirits during your infusion or just be a reassuring presence for you during the chemotherapy appointment.

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Should you shower after chemo?

Chemo drugs can dry and irritate your skin. This can lead to small cuts and other openings, which makes it easier for infections to get in. To protect your skin and lower the risk of infection: Shower or bathe daily with mild soap and a soft washcloth.

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How long are you cytotoxic after chemotherapy?

After each chemotherapy session, the drugs may remain in your body for up to a week. During this time, very small amounts of the drugs may be released from the body in your vomit, urine (wee), faeces (poo), blood, saliva, sweat, semen or vaginal discharge, and breastmilk.

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Can you be alone after chemo?

Yes. It will take some extra planning and working out who can support you but it's possible to continue living alone when you have cancer. Having cancer and going through treatment raises many challenges and emotions. These may be harder to deal with when you live alone.

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Do couples stay together after cancer?

Many couples find their relationship strengthens as they face the situation together. Sometimes, relationships fail, as couples struggle with the stress of living with cancer. Being aware of some of the potential problems can help – as well as knowing where to get additional support.

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Can cancer affect your partner?

Most couples experience changes in the relationship when one person has cancer. These can include changes in roles and responsibilities, sexual health, intimacy, parenting, and plans for the future. It is important to avoid unprotected sex or pregnancy during cancer treatment.

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Can my husbands chemo affect me?

Although it is unlikely that family members will come into direct contact with chemotherapy medicine, drug waste may still be present in bodily fluids, such as urine, vomit, and sweat. There are some precautionary suggestions for people who are in close contact with individuals taking chemotherapy at home.

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Does pubic hair fall out first with chemo?

Hair loss typically starts one to three weeks after chemotherapy is started. The hairs on the scalp fall out first, and then a little later facial hair, body hair and pubic hair may fall out too. A few weeks after the end of chemotherapy, the hairs start to grow back in most people.

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What happens if chemo touches you?

When chemotherapy is spilled, it can be absorbed through the skin or the vapors can be inhaled. Acute exposure to body fluids or the chemotherapy drug itself can cause rash, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, headache, nasal sores and allergic reactions.

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What is the 7 day rule in chemotherapy?

Short, planned delays in chemotherapy for good-risk GCT patients (less than or equal to 7 days per cycle) appear to be acceptable since they may prevent serious toxicity in this curable patient population. Delays of longer than 7 days are strongly discouraged except in extraordinary life-threatening circumstances.

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