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ArticleSexual medicine2020

The Effect of Different Surgical Methods on Female and Male Sexual Activity and Marital Quality in Patients With Early-Stage Cervical Cancer.

Yunqiang Zhang, Shugen Sun, Jingxin Ding, Keqin Hua

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Yunqiang ZhangDepartment of Gynecology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Shugen SunDepartment of Gynecology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Jingxin DingDepartment of Gynecology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
Keqin HuaDepartment of Gynecology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine-Related Diseases, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China. Electronic address: huakeqin@fudan.edu.cn.
Fudan University · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSexual activity is important for marital quality, especially in cervical cancer survivors. Vagina extension following laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with bilateral ovarian preservation (VEOP), vagina extension following laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy (VEBO), radical hysterectomy with bilateral ovarian preservation (RHOP), and radical hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy (RHBO) are the common surgeries for young cervical cancer patients.

aimTo investigate the effect of the 4 surgical methods on female/male sexual activity and marital quality in early-stage cervical cancer survivors.

methodsMultiple linear regression analysis was conducted in 205 patients with stage Ia1-IIa2 cervical cancer to evaluate the factors that affected male/female sexual function and marital quality.

main outcome measureFemale Sexual Function Index (FSFI), modified Kupperman Index (KI), modified Sexual Life Quality Questionnaire (mSLQQ-QoL), and ENRICH marital inventory were used to reflect changes in female/male sexual function and marital quality in the 4 groups.

resultsFemale/male sexual function and marital quality were both highest in the VEOP group and lowest in the RHBO group. The regression results showed that ovarian preservation and vaginal extension were associated with female/male sexual function and marital quality. Furthermore, when vaginal extension and ovarian preservation were replaced by vaginal length, sexual psychological change, and hormone level index (KI), respectively; male sexual function was associated with vaginal length and sexual psychological change, whereas female sexual function and marital quality were only associated with hormone level and sexual psychological change. Clinical statistics found that four-fifths of the recurrent patients had vaginal extension (P = .042), and 3-quarters of these patients had large tumors.

conclusionOvarian preservation and vaginal extension are both important for male/female sexual activity and marital quality. Vaginal extension may play a positive role in female sexual life via psychology and in male sexual life via vaginal length. Vaginal extension may not be suitable for patients with large masses. Zhang Y, Sun S, Ding J, et al. The Effect of Different Surgical Methods on Female and Male Sexual Activity and Marital Quality in Patients With Early-Stage Cervical Cancer. Sex Med 2020;8:307-314.

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Cervical CancerFemale Sexual functionMarital QualityVaginal Extension

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