Sexuality of Women after Gynecological Surgeries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.1.1. Participation in the Study
2.1.2. Characteristics of the Questioned Group
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Ethical Statement
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- There were no differences in the level of sexual interest between a group of patients who were operated on 1 year ago or less and a group of patients who were operated on 2 to 5 years ago.
- Minor gynecological procedures do not affect the sexual lives of patients.
- Discomfort or pain during intercourse occurs more frequently in patients after complete uterine resection.
- Patients treated oncologically are less likely to engage in sexual activities.
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Labors | Spontaneous Labor | Cesarean Section | Both | None |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
1–2 labor/s | 44 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
≥3 labors | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Answer of the Respondent (Yes/Not) | Uterine Body Removed | Cervix Intact | Postoperative Chemotherapy and/or Radiotherapy |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 44 | 108 | 15 |
Not | 92 | 28 | 121 |
Presence of Postoperative Treatment | No Attempt at Intercourse Was Made | Always or Almost Always | Usually (More than Half the Time) | Sometimes (about Half the Time) | Rarely (Less than Half the Time) | Never or Almost Never |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative chemo- and/or radiotherapy | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2.2 |
No postoperative chemo- and/or radiotherapy | 11.8 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 16.9 | 26.5 |
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Kozłowski, M.; Gargulińska, P.; Ustianowski, Ł.; Lewandowska, R.; Kwiatkowski, S.; Cymbaluk-Płoska, A. Sexuality of Women after Gynecological Surgeries. Healthcare 2020, 8, 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040393
Kozłowski M, Gargulińska P, Ustianowski Ł, Lewandowska R, Kwiatkowski S, Cymbaluk-Płoska A. Sexuality of Women after Gynecological Surgeries. Healthcare. 2020; 8(4):393. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040393
Chicago/Turabian StyleKozłowski, Mateusz, Paula Gargulińska, Łukasz Ustianowski, Roksana Lewandowska, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, and Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska. 2020. "Sexuality of Women after Gynecological Surgeries" Healthcare 8, no. 4: 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040393