2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.10.009
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A controlled study of sexual activity and functioning in epithelial ovarian cancer survivors. A therapeutic approach

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“…Of the women who attempted sexual relations, most had significant levels of discomfort, fatigue, decreased desire, and anorgasmia. 6 Similar results were seen for endometrial cancer in which up to 80% of women experienced sexual dysfunction following treatment. 7 Additional evidence for other malignancies suggests that marital discord affects progression-free and overall survival.…”
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confidence: 60%
“…Of the women who attempted sexual relations, most had significant levels of discomfort, fatigue, decreased desire, and anorgasmia. 6 Similar results were seen for endometrial cancer in which up to 80% of women experienced sexual dysfunction following treatment. 7 Additional evidence for other malignancies suggests that marital discord affects progression-free and overall survival.…”
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“…Also, there are a considerable number of confounding factors such as premenopausal bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy leading to surgical menopause, age, chemotherapy, mental health factors, and body image, all of which were signifi cantly related to sexual function on multivariate analysis [ 88 ]. Similar results were found in patients after conservative surgery and chemotherapy for ovarian germ cell tumors.…”
Section: Arguments In Favor Of Routine Screening For Sexual Dysfunctisupporting
confidence: 55%
“…This is comparable with reported mean (SD) and median scores of 8.8 (7.6) and 6.0, respectively, in 62 women treated for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) [33] and with findings from 682 women who had undergone breast surgery for cancer (mean (SD) and median were 7.64 (7.22) and 6.0, respectively) [6]. However, body image in the current study was poorer than in sexually active (M=4.8) and inactive (M=5.8) long-term survivors of EOC (n=189) [34] and amongst women with benign gynaecologic conditions assessed 6 weeks post-surgery for abdominal-, laparoscopic-or vaginal hysterectomy (mean scores on the BIS were 5.3, 3.7 and 2.9, respectively) [21]. Although thresholds of clinical significance have not been established for the BIS, based on raw data only, our findings suggest that perceptions of body image in longterm survivors of gynaecologic cancer, particularly those previously diagnosed with cervical cancer, are worse than in women without malignancy and similar to those who have had disfiguring breast surgery.…”
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confidence: 48%