Sexual Functioning Among Endometrial Cancer Patients Treated With Adjuvant High-Dose-Rate Intra-Vaginal Radiation Therapy
Damast S, Alektiar KM, Goldfarb S, Eaton A, Patil S, Mosenkis J, Bennett A, Atkinson T, Jewell E, Leitao M, Barakat R, Carter J, Basch E. Sexual Functioning Among Endometrial Cancer Patients Treated With Adjuvant High-Dose-Rate Intra-Vaginal Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 84: e187-e193. PMID: 22572074, PMCID: PMC5538259, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravaginalAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCross-Sectional StudiesDehydrationDilatationEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansHysterectomyLaparotomyLibidoMiddle AgedOrgasmPainPersonal SatisfactionRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantReference ValuesRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesVaginal Creams, Foams, and JelliesVaginal DiseasesYoung AdultConceptsFemale Sexual Function IndexEndometrial cancer patientsSexual dysfunctionFSFI scoreSexual functioningCancer patientsEarly stage endometrial cancer patientsQuestionnaire completionRates of SDLubricant useLower FSFI scoresSexual Function IndexPoor sexual functioningRadiation oncology clinicPostmenopausal statusSimple hysterectomyPostmenopausal populationOncology clinicAdjuvant brachytherapyEC patientsRisk factorsFunction IndexRadiation therapyHigh doseMultivariate analysis