Disfunção sexual após tratamento para o câncer do colo do útero
Rafaella Araújo Correia, Cristine Vieira do Bonfim, Kéllida Moreira Alves Feitosa, Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado, Daniela Karina da Silva Ferreira, Solange Laurentino dos Santos
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and those related to the sexual life, and to identify sexual dysfunction in women after cervical cancer treatment. METHOD: Cross-sectional study including women aged ≥18 years and completion of the three-month treatment. Two instruments were used: form with sociodemographic, clinical and sexual life-related information; and the Female Sexual Function Index to assess the sexual function of sexually active participants, with score values ≤26 classified as sexual dysfunction. Descriptive statistics was used to check associations through the Mann-Whitney test and Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: Out of a total of 46 women, 15 (32.61%) had sexual intercourse after treatment and eight had an indication of sexual dysfunction (score 21.66; standard deviation=7.06). The types of treatment (p=0.03) and of radiotherapy (p=0.01), in addition to the staging of the disease (p=0.02) interfered with the sexual function. The most affected domains of the Female Sexual Function Index were lubrication (p=0.03) and pain (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: Sexual dysfunction was present in women studied and had a negative impact on quality of life.