Sexual functioning of cervical cancer survivors: A review with a female perspective

Maturitas

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-304

  Lammerink, Ellen A G ^a   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a   Pras, Elisabeth ^a   Reyners, Anna K L ^a   Mourits, Marian J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Radiotherapy; Review; Sexual function; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; DETERIORATION; DYSPAREUNIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; ORGASM; ORGASM DISORDER; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

COITUS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUBRICATION; ORGASM; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84863783822     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.05.006     Document Type: Review

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