Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review
Introduction: The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer has been rising globally over the past few decades. Upon hearing of a breast cancer diagnosis, women face many challenges including emotional distress, body image issues and sexual dysfunction. Regarding the importance of sexuality for b...
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| author | Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi Mahmonir Danesh Marzeyeh Loripoor Arash Ghasemi Mozhdeh Sarmadikia |
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| description | Introduction: The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer has been rising globally over the past few decades. Upon hearing of a breast cancer diagnosis, women face many challenges including emotional distress, body image issues and sexual dysfunction. Regarding the importance of sexuality for breast cancer patients, this paper aims to validate the sexual health needs of women with breast cancer.
Aim: To assess the sexual health needs of women with breast cancer and a need for further research.
Materials and Methods: This research is a rapid review conducted in Iran, in April 2020. Databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science as well as the Iranian Scientific Information Database (SID), were searched with mentioned keywords, “Female Breast Cancer”, “Sex Counselling”, “Female Sexual Dysfunction” and “Sexual Health Needs”. Results: This review included 16 studies with one randomised clinical trial, four cross-sectional, four review articles, three qualitative articles, three mixed-method studies and one cohort study. This study highlights four major sexuality-related information regarding needs of women with breast cancer including: informational need about sexual activity; informational need about fertility-preserving options before starting breast cancer treatment; informational need about prosthesis or breast reconstruction surgery, and informational need about physical changes caused by breast cancer treatments.
Conclusion: This review highlight the importance of sexual health needs for female breast cancer patients. However, little attention has been received from women’s health professionals, researchers and further research on sexuality and breast cancer is recommended to affirm these research findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ba667b8b0c94c39a822aaf45c90093d2023-01-27T06:55:49ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-07-01167XC01XC0610.7860/JCDR/2022/53477.16583Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid ReviewZeinab Hamzehgardeshi0Mahmonir Danesh 1Marzeyeh Loripoor 2Arash Ghasemi3Mozhdeh Sarmadikia4Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; PhD Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Associate Professor, Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Kerman, Iran.Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Postgraduate Student, Department of Consultation in Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Nasibeh Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Introduction: The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer has been rising globally over the past few decades. Upon hearing of a breast cancer diagnosis, women face many challenges including emotional distress, body image issues and sexual dysfunction. Regarding the importance of sexuality for breast cancer patients, this paper aims to validate the sexual health needs of women with breast cancer. Aim: To assess the sexual health needs of women with breast cancer and a need for further research. Materials and Methods: This research is a rapid review conducted in Iran, in April 2020. Databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science as well as the Iranian Scientific Information Database (SID), were searched with mentioned keywords, “Female Breast Cancer”, “Sex Counselling”, “Female Sexual Dysfunction” and “Sexual Health Needs”. Results: This review included 16 studies with one randomised clinical trial, four cross-sectional, four review articles, three qualitative articles, three mixed-method studies and one cohort study. This study highlights four major sexuality-related information regarding needs of women with breast cancer including: informational need about sexual activity; informational need about fertility-preserving options before starting breast cancer treatment; informational need about prosthesis or breast reconstruction surgery, and informational need about physical changes caused by breast cancer treatments. Conclusion: This review highlight the importance of sexual health needs for female breast cancer patients. However, little attention has been received from women’s health professionals, researchers and further research on sexuality and breast cancer is recommended to affirm these research findings.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16583/53477_CE_[Nik]_F[SH]_PF1(AB_SS)_PFA(AB_KM)_PN(KM).pdfcarcinomaneeds assessmentsex counsellingsex dysfunction |
| spellingShingle | Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi Mahmonir Danesh Marzeyeh Loripoor Arash Ghasemi Mozhdeh Sarmadikia Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research carcinoma needs assessment sex counselling sex dysfunction |
| title | Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review |
| title_full | Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review |
| title_fullStr | Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review |
| title_short | Sexual Health Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Rapid Review |
| title_sort | sexual health needs of women with breast cancer a rapid review |
| topic | carcinoma needs assessment sex counselling sex dysfunction |
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