Ovarian Cancer and Sexual Health

Ovarian Cancer and Sexual Health

Tips for Healthy and Happy Living

September 14, 7:00PM-8:15PM

This presentation will help ovarian cancer patients to understand what sexual health and sexuality means in the setting of ovarian cancer. Participants will learn how to positively view their sexual relationships and sexuality while living with ovarian cancer. Concrete suggestions will be provided to improve intimacy and to lessen discomfort that may be associated with sexual activity after cancer.

There will be a Q&A segment after the presentation. If you have topics/questions that you would like Nora Lersch to specifically address, email them to Zoya at zoyak@ovariancancerosw.org.

Presenter: Nora M. Lersch, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP, Gynecologic Oncology

Nora has been a nurse practitioner for over 25 years working in gynecological oncology since 2009. She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, where she earned her Bachelor's of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to obtain her Master's in Nursing from East Tennessee State University and her Doctorate of Nurse Practice from Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. During her time in Pittsburgh, she worked in both gyn oncology and breast cancer. Her interests include survivorship issues, as well as sexual health in cancer patients. She started a sexual health clinic for cancer patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

In 2022, she and her husband relocated to Portland, OR, and she is working with the Providence Health System. She is in the process of opening a sexual health center at the Providence Cancer Institute. She obtained additional training as a sexual health counselor from the University of Michigan and is obtaining her certification through the American Society of Sexual Counselors, Educators and Therapists (ASSCET). She is a member of ASSECT, the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) and The Scientific Network of Female Sexual Health and Cancer.

In her spare time, Nora enjoys reading, skiing, crocheting, and walking her dog with her husband.

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