The Impact of Surgical Conization of the Cervix and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure on Female Sexual Function
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Demographic questions with a sexologist background—this module was required only at the baseline.
3. Results
- At three months of observation: 32 out of 35 patients in the LEEP group (91.42%) and 39 out of 44 patients in the surgical conization group (88.63%).
- At six months of observation: 29 out of 35 patients in the LEEP group (82.86%) and 37 out of 44 patients in the surgical conization group (84.09%).
- At twelve months of observation: 28 out of 35 patients in the LEEP group (80%) and 35 out of 44 patients in the surgical conization group (79.55%).
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Feature | LEEP (n = 35) | Surgical Conization (n = 44) | p |
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Age (±SD) [years] | 36.03 ± 8.14 | 36.36 ± 8.96 | 0.99 |
Number of pregnancies (median; quartiles) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.93 |
Number of labors (median; quartiles) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 0.95 |
Age of sexual initiation (mean ± SD) [years] | 18.49 ± 2.77 | 18.13 ± 2.72 | 0.87 |
Number of sexual partners (median; quartiles) | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2–5) | 0.37 |
Higher education (%) | 20 (57.14) | 24 (54.55) | 0.72 |
Living in a city of 100,000 or more inhabitants (%) | 19 (54.29) | 24 (54.55) | 0.74 |
Married (%) | 15 (42.86) | 22 (50.0) | 0.62 |
Employed (%) | 24 (70.59) | 30 (69.77) | 0.92 |
Post-menopausal (%) | 4 (11.76) | 6 (13.95) | 0.96 |
Smoking (%) | 8 (23.53) | 11 (25.58) | 0.14 |
Non-heterosexual orientation (%) | 4 (11.43) | 4 (10.0) | 0.49 |
Stable sexual partner (%) | 30 (88.24) | 33 (75.0) | 0.51 |
Baseline FSFI score (all patients; median; quartiles) | 27.9 (18.1–31.0) | 27.1 (2.4–31.1) | 0.44 |
Baseline FSFI score (sexually active patients; median; quartiles) | 28.6 (23.9–31.10) | 29.3 (24.6–32.4) | 0.10 |
Group (n, %) | At Baseline | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 12 Months | p (Multiple Comparisons) |
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LEEP | 28 (80.0%) | 24 (70.6%) | 21 (72.4%) | 19 (67.9%) | 0.52 |
Cervical conization | 33 (75.0%) | 29 (74.4%) | 30 (81.1%) | 29 (82.9%) | 0.75 |
In total | 61 (77.2%) | 53 (72.6%) | 51 (77.3%) | 45 (72.6%) | 0.85 |
Subscale (Mean ± SD) | At Baseline | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 12 Months | p (Multiple Comparisons) |
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Desire | 3.53 ± 1.22 | 3.62 ± 1.38 | 3.87 ± 1.17 | 3.99 ± 1.04 | 0.14 |
Desire (sexually active) | 3.84 ± 1.15 | 4.03 ± 1.23 | 4.20 ± 0.97 | 4.23 ± 0.84 | 0.89 |
Arousal | 3.83 ± 2.02 | 3.32 ± 2.25 | 3.36 ± 2.32 | 3.42 ± 2.38 | 0.36 |
Arousal (sexually active) | 4.46 ± 1.36 | 4.43 ± 1.31 | 4.71 ± 0.99 | 4.83 ± 0.88 | 0.14 |
Lubrication | 4.08 ± 2.10 | 3.72 ± 2.35 | 3.73 ± 2.43 | 3.64 ± 2.50 | 0.92 |
Lubrication (sexually active) | 4.71 ± 1.37 | 4.96 ± 1.02 | 5.16 ± 0.74 | 5.12 ± 1.03 | 0.40 |
Orgasm | 3.98 ± 2.08 | 3.19 ± 2.29 | 3.09 ± 2.24 | 3.39 ± 2.44 | 0.02 |
Orgasm (sexually active) | 4.57 ± 1.39 | 4.25 ± 1.54 | 4.27 ± 1.33 | 4.82 ± 1.29 | 0.26 |
Satisfaction | 3.95 ± 2.08 | 3.65 ± 2.35 | 3.61 ± 2.44 | 3.50 ± 2.50 | 0.83 |
Satisfaction (sexually active) | 4.57 ± 1.41 | 4.92 ± 1.00 | 5.06 ± 0.87 | 4.93 ± 1.16 | 0.94 |
Pain | 3.69 ± 2.27 | 3.30 ± 2.35 | 3.27 ± 2.37 | 3.27 ± 2.46 | 0.77 |
Pain (sexually active) | 4.40 ± 1.66 | 4.40 ± 1.56 | 4.52 ± 1.40 | 4.59 ± 1.54 | 0.82 |
Total | 23.06 ± 10.55 | 20.61 ± 12.08 | 20.86 ± 12.01 | 21.04 ± 12.30 | 0.40 |
Total (sexually active) | 26.55 ± 6.53 | 26.94 ± 5.98 | 28.0 ± 4.06 | 28.53 ± 4.52 | 0.64 |
Subscale (Mean ± SD) | At Baseline | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 12 Months | p (Multiple Comparisons) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desire | 3.63 ± 1.27 | 3.62 ± 1.15 | 3.87 ± 1.01 | 3.89 ± 1.00 | 0.62 |
Desire (sexually active) | 4.23 ± 0.82 | 4.15 ± 0.81 | 4.15 ± 0.83 | 4.20 ± 0.77 | 0.69 |
Arousal | 3.69 ± 2.14 | 3.01 ± 2.02 | 3.29 ± 2.02 | 3.53 ± 2.10 | 0.001 |
Arousal (sexually active) | 4.78 ± 0.82 | 4.05 ± 1.18 | 4.05 ± 1.40 | 4.34 ± 1.42 | 0.001 |
Lubrication | 4. 11 ± 2.44 | 3.79 ± 2.58 | 3.97 ± 2.51 | 3.95 ± 2.50 | 0.77 |
Lubrication (sexually active) | 5.35 ± 0.91 | 5.18 ± 1.37 | 4.94 ± 1.71 | 4.90 ± 1.70 | 0.21 |
Orgasm | 3.51 ± 2.20 | 3.05 ± 2.22 | 3.29 ± 2.13 | 3.63 ± 2.29 | 0.003 |
Orgasm (sexually active) | 4.55 ± 1. 12 | 4.15 ± 1.47 | 4.13 ± 1.53 | 4.55 ± 1.52 | 0.003 |
Satisfaction | 3.76 ± 2.35 | 3.50 ± 2.31 | 3.76 ± 2.28 | 3.66 ± 2.24 | 0.36 |
Satisfaction (sexually active) | 5.00 ± 1.06 | 4.62 ± 1.33 | 4.52 ± 1.63 | 4.42 ± 1.62 | 0.22 |
Pain | 3.91 ± 2.27 | 3.46 ± 2.36 | 3.79 ± 2.36 | 3.83 ± 2.37 | 0.11 |
Pain (sexually active) | 5.08 ± 0.79 | 4,70 ± 1.36 | 4.70 ± 1.63 | 4.77 ± 1.60 | 0.21 |
Total | 22.37 ± 12.38 | 20.82 ± 12.02 | 22.38 ± 11.69 | 22.97 ± 11.78 | 0.003 |
Total (sexually active) | 28.98 ± 4.39 | 26.84 ± 6.36 | 26.49 ± 7.87 | 27.17 ± 7.75 | 0.001 |
Index (Mean ± SD) | At Baseline | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 12 Months | p (Multiple Comparisons) |
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Anxiety | 24.69 ± 23.74 | 29.63 ± 31.12 | 24.69 ± 27.09 | 28.39 ± 30.24 | 0.34 |
Activity | 48.15 ± 33.76 | 41.97 ± 32.81 | 53.09 ± 37.29 | 45.68 ± 35.98 | 0.22 |
Pleasure | 66.90 ± 30.59 | 73.33 ± 27.78 | 71.67 ± 27.09 | 70.00 ± 28.41 | 0.52 |
Vaginal function | 13.33 ± 17.19 | 14.17± 14.59 | 14.17 ± 14.83 | 14.58 ± 14.78 | 0.94 |
Index (Mean ± SD) | At Baseline | After 3 Months | After 6 Months | After 12 Months | p (Multiple Comparisons) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety | 12.64 ± 16.46 | 17.24 ± 19.14 | 16.09 ± 19.16 | 18.68 ± 20.70 | 0.28 |
Activity | 49.42 ± 36.12 | 39.09 ± 36.81 | 45.98 ± 33.82 | 48.28 ± 32.84 | 0.03 |
Pleasure | 66.50 ± 33.33 | 65.21 ± 29.26 | 68.12 ± 27.48 | 68.12 ± 29.26 | 0.72 |
Vaginal function | 10.61 ± 13.41 | 10.98 ± 9.41 | 12.88 ± 13.04 | 10.23 ± 9.94 | 0.84 |
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Bartnik, P.; Kacperczyk-Bartnik, J.; Różańska-Walędziak, A.; Wróbel, A.; Kobierzycki, C.; Czajkowski, K.; Romejko-Wolniewicz, E. The Impact of Surgical Conization of the Cervix and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure on Female Sexual Function. Cancers 2025, 17, 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061033
Bartnik P, Kacperczyk-Bartnik J, Różańska-Walędziak A, Wróbel A, Kobierzycki C, Czajkowski K, Romejko-Wolniewicz E. The Impact of Surgical Conization of the Cervix and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure on Female Sexual Function. Cancers. 2025; 17(6):1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061033
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartnik, Paweł, Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Anna Różańska-Walędziak, Andrzej Wróbel, Christopher Kobierzycki, Krzysztof Czajkowski, and Ewa Romejko-Wolniewicz. 2025. "The Impact of Surgical Conization of the Cervix and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure on Female Sexual Function" Cancers 17, no. 6: 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061033
APA StyleBartnik, P., Kacperczyk-Bartnik, J., Różańska-Walędziak, A., Wróbel, A., Kobierzycki, C., Czajkowski, K., & Romejko-Wolniewicz, E. (2025). The Impact of Surgical Conization of the Cervix and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure on Female Sexual Function. Cancers, 17(6), 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061033