The Sexual Health of Women After Gynecologic Malignancy

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-362

  Audette, Corinne ^a   Waterman, Jeannine ^a  

^a CNM MSN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Communication; Gynecologic malignancy; Quality of life; Sexual dysfunction; Sexuality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PELVIS EXENTERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED STATES; VAGINA ATROPHY; VULVECTOMY; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; COMPLICATION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77953976638     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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