Stem cell transplants may harm recipient’s sex life

October 25, 2013

Blood and bone marrow stem cell transplants may put a damper on the sex lives of cancer patients, a new study suggests. This type of stem cell transplant is an increasingly effective form of treatment for patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Writing in the Oct. 24 issue of Blood, researchers say that while stem cell transplant was once tied to a high risk of death, survival rates have steadily risen and there’s now more focus on the patients’ quality of life, including their sexual well-being. (U.S. News and World Report)