SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019
Incidence and severity of sexual dysfunction among women with breast cancer: a meta-analysis based on female sexual function index.
Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06458764 (SEXCHECK - Sexual Dysfunction Check-up in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Endocrine Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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SEXCHECK - Sexual Dysfunction Check-up in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors Taking Endocrine Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study
Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual dysfunction in women with breast cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual dysfunction in cervical cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual activity and cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, predictors and information needs among female Arab cancer survivors.European journal of cancer care · 2022Pooled it
- Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Cancer: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Efficacy and Safety of Treatments to Improve Dyspareunia in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of staged sexual health education on sexual and mental health in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Health-related Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors Attending an Exercise Intervention Study: A Five-year Follow-up.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Trial
- Primary care visits are higher amongst adults who report sexual dysfunction concerns after cancer treatment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Sexual health among patients with breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy: an integrative review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- A pilot study of a sexual health workshop for oncology staff: feasibility, impact, and gaps in addressing young adult breast cancer survivorship needs.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Breast cancer survivor's sexual health unmet supportive care needs: a mixed-methods study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Navigating sexual challenges in couples post breast cancer treatment: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- More than just "vaginal dryness": sexual dysfunction correlates with genitourinary anatomy changes in female cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Sexual dysfunction in women who received breast cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between sexual activity during chemotherapy and sexual functioning after treatment among females with breast and gynecologic cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Sexual Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Clinical, Hormonal, and Psychosocial Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of the Roles of Nursing in Addressing Sexual Dysfunction in Oncology Patients.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Sexual dysfunction and its impact on quality of life among female haematological cancer patients: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Silent suffering: the impact of sexual health challenges on patient-clinician communication and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among Black women with early-stage breast cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposePrevious meta-analyses have examined the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women with cancer, but there is no breast cancer (BC)-specific study. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to examine the prevalence and severity of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in women with BC.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP for relevant studies published between April 2000 and January 2017. Data were extracted from studies which assessed FSD prevalence and sexual function in women with BC using the female sexual function index (FSFI). Meta-analyses were performed by pooling the prevalence rates of FSD and total FSFI scores. Meta regression was performed to explore the sources of heterogeneity.
resultsWe selected 19 published studies involving a total of 2684 women with BC. In this study population, overall FSD prevalence was 73.4% (95% confidence interval (CI) 64.0%, 82.8%), and the total FSFI score was 19.28 (95% CI 17.39, 21.16). Among Asian, American, and European women with BC, there were significant differences in FSD prevalence (P < 0.001), and there was marginally significant difference (P = 0.07) in sexual function between these groups. There was also a marginally significant difference between individuals from mainland China and from other countries in FSD prevalence (P = 0.06) and FSFI score (P = 0.07).
conclusionsOverall, women with BC have high FSD prevalence and low sexual function. American women with BC have a higher average FSD prevalence and lower average sexual function than Asian women with BC. The FSD prevalence in women with BC in mainland China was slightly higher than in other countries.
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