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Radical hysterectomy increases risk of impairing women's sexual function.
2003 DEC 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have a radical hysterectomy are at increased risk for long-term complications of sexual dysfunction.
The finding comes from a new study to be published in the January 1, 2004, issue of the journal Cancer and characterizes short- and long-term sexual problems after radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer. The full study was published online November 17, 2003, via Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer).
Cervical cancer commonly effects young to middle age, sexually active women and is associated with excellent prognosis. For most patients without lymph node involvement, treatment with either radical hysterectomy (RH) or radiotherapy shows no difference in survival. However, information regarding those treatments' long-term side effects and impact on quality of life, such as sexual function, is lacking.
Recent studies suggest that RH is associated with sexual dysfunction, but the conclusions are limited by methodological weaknesses that make it difficult to distinguish the effects of RH from other variables. On the other hand, studies show no impact on sexual function after RH.
Researchers led by Pernille Jensen, MD, of the Department of Gynecology, H:S Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, surveyed women with early stage ...
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