ArticleJournal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology2014
Relationship satisfaction predicts sexual activity following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
Article in Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- "There's No Magic Pill to Help Me, Right?": Sex After Early Midlife Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Sexual Function, Activity and Distress 24 Months After Surgical Menopause: What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)-A Prospective Controlled Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Observational
- Psychosocial predictors of change in sexual activity and sexual function after hysterectomy in women with pelvic pain.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Observational
- Quality of Life after Risk-Reducing Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review.Cancers · 2022Review
- The Effect of Prophylactic Adnexectomy on the Quality of Life and Psychosocial Functioning of Women with theInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Interventions to improve psychosocial well-being in female BRCA-mutation carriers following risk-reducing surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- Hormone Levels and Sexual Functioning After Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy.Sexual medicine · 2018Article
- Presence of young children at home may moderate development of hot flashes during the menopausal transition.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2015Article
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Abstract
Changes in sexual function are a common outcome following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), a prophylactic surgery for women at high risk of ovarian and other gynecologic cancers. Despite the known importance of sexuality in patients' quality of life and satisfaction with surgery, little is known about what predicts sexual activity following RRSO. The present study examined how mental and physical health variables predicted sexual activity before and after RRSO. We conducted a secondary analysis of quality of life measures collected in 85 women at high risk for ovarian cancer. Participants completed validated measures of mental, physical, and relationship health 1-2 weeks before surgery, and 2, 6 and 12 months following surgery. Across analyses, relationship satisfaction emerged as the most significant predictor of change in sexual activity: women with high relationship satisfaction were more likely to continue to have regular sexual activity following RRSO, even in the presence of vaginal menopausal symptoms. The effect of depression, anxiety and overall physical health on sexual activity was non-significant when controlling for relationship satisfaction. When counseling women about RRSO and its impact on sexual activity, clinicians should discuss the effect of the patient's relationship health on this outcome.
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