Sexual Health

Although most women with breast cancer reported adverse sexual health effects of treatment, many also reported their oncologist paid less attention to discussion of these effects during consultation.

In this video, Andrew Ciupek, PhD, spoke with Healio about non-treatment-related presentations from at the World Conference on Lung Cancer.

In this video, Narjust Florez (Duma), MD, spoke with Healio about the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women with lung cancer and the importance of including sexual health in oncology care.

Most women with lung cancer reported some degree of sexual dysfunction following diagnosis, according to study results presented during International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

In a small study, most participants who underwent bariatric surgery experienced positive psychosocial changes and an improved sex life after surgery, according to results published in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.

A new study highlights significant burdens and challenges regarding sexual health-related quality of life for women with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Compared with pessary therapy, women who underwent surgery for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse reported greater subjective improvement and sexual well-being, according to 1-year interim results of a randomized controlled trial.

Specialized physical therapy may prevent deterioration and improve sexual function in female patients with systemic sclerosis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, according to data presented at the EULAR 2022 Congress.

In this video, Victoria Krogg, APRN, CNP, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discussed presentations from Oncology Nursing Society Congress 2022 on fertility and sexual health concerns of oncology patients.

Current evidence does not support dehydroepiandrosterone use to improve women’s menopausal symptoms, sexual health and overall well-being, and long-term use may lead to estrogenic adverse events, according to a review article.