2021
Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Women’s Sexual Health Clinic in the Management of Sexual and Menopausal Symptoms After Pelvic Radiotherapy
Li JY, D’Addario J, Tymon-Rosario J, Menderes G, Young MR, Johung K, Ratner E, Minkin MJ, Damast S. Benefits of a Multidisciplinary Women’s Sexual Health Clinic in the Management of Sexual and Menopausal Symptoms After Pelvic Radiotherapy. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 44: 143-149. PMID: 33755031, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrachytherapyCombined Modality TherapyDyspareuniaFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMenopauseMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPelvisRadiation InjuriesRadiotherapyRectal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual HealthTreatment OutcomeVaginal DiseasesWomen's Health ServicesConceptsPelvic radiotherapySexual health clinicsMenopausal symptomsPersistent menopausal symptomsSystemic hormone therapyFemale cancer patientsPatterns of careDilator therapyVaginal estrogenGastrointestinal malignanciesHormone therapyVaginal drynessMedian ageMultidisciplinary careRetrospective reviewFemale patientsTreatment patternsCancer patientsPatient satisfactionSexual symptomsTestosterone creamVaginal lubricantsHealth clinicsSTATA 13.1Patients
2019
Literature Review of Vaginal Stenosis and Dilator Use in Radiation Oncology
Damast S, Jeffery DD, Son CH, Hasan Y, Carter J, Lindau ST, Jhingran A. Literature Review of Vaginal Stenosis and Dilator Use in Radiation Oncology. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 9: 479-491. PMID: 31302301, PMCID: PMC7944435, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal dilator therapyVaginal stenosisPelvic radiation therapyRisk factorsRadiation therapyOutcomes of patientsRadiation-induced vaginal stenosisRadiation oncologyStrong risk factorCare of womenDilator therapyDilator useRT doseProspective dataSexual functionVaginal dilatorsVaginal changesOptimal durationRadiation oncologistsEarly manifestationStenosisLiterature reviewSearch termsProspective effortsPathophysiology