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The goal of this cross-section observational and questionary based study is to learn how geological cancer survivors perceive sexual health support given by health care professionals during diagnosis and treatment process.
The main question to be answered is:
Who, when and to what extend should discuss the sexual health issues
The participants will answer online survey questions about Sexual health issues and Sexual counselling during diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
The main aim of the study is to verify who, from medical specialist, should discuss the sexual health issues in gynecological cancer survivors, when that discussion should take places and to what exited all sexual issues should be discusses.
The secondary end points are:
The study is a cross-section observation one. It is based on a survey containing questions regarding basic socioeconomical factors, treatment history, reproductive history, and those concerning the opinion who, when, to what extend and how should ask about sexual issues during therapy modalities planning, treatment and follow-up.
Women after completing a treatment irrespectively of its type (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immune check point inhibitors) will be eligible for the study. Those who are no more sexually active and currently have no sexual partner will also be included.
After collecting the date three main analysis will be conducted to answer the study questions.
The results will be used as a basic for further work on recommendation on sexual health counselling in gynecological malignancies.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women diagnosed with gynecological cancer after treatment completion | Observational questionnaire-based study |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Who should counsel patients with gynecological malignancies | A set of questions were asked to verify the hypothesis that specialist in gynecological oncology should inform about sexual issues during the treatment ant after its completion. Timing, frequency of counselling and patients' preferences for sexual information sources were established. | At least 8 weeks post treatment completion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of gynecological oncologist counselling the patient | A set of questions were ask to verify the hypothesis that in case of cancer choosing the specialist in gynecological oncology in not gender-based but knowledge and skills-based. | At least 8 weeks post treatment completion |
| Returning to sexual activity defining as any sexual contact with a partner or solo masturbation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Women diagnosed with ovarian, cervical, endometrial, vulvar and vaginal cancer after completion of treatment irrespectively of its type (surgery, CTH, RTH, immunotherapy)
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Oncology, University Clinical Centre, Medical University of Silesia | Katowice | Silesian Voivodeship | 40-752 | Poland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30385228 | Background | Kowalczyk R, Nowosielski K, Cedrych I, Krzystanek M, Glogowska I, Streb J, Kucharz J, Lew-Starowicz Z. Factors Affecting Sexual Function and Body Image of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors in Poland: A Short-Term Observation. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Feb;19(1):e30-e39. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2018.09.006. Epub 2018 Sep 21. | |
| 35568382 |
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All anonymized data will be available
31.12.2025
On request
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010051 | Ovarian Neoplasms |
| D016889 | Endometrial Neoplasms |
| D002583 | Uterine Cervical Neoplasms |
| D014625 | Vaginal Neoplasms |
| D012725 | Sexual Behavior |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004701 | Endocrine Gland Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D010049 | Ovarian Diseases |
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A set of question were asked to verify factors that might influence returning to sexual activity after treatment completion |
| At least 8 weeks post treatment completion |
| Kacperczyk-Bartnik J, Nowosielski K, Razumova Z, Bizzarri N, Pletnev A, Lindquist D, Lanner M, Nikolova T, Theofanakis C, Strojna AN, Bartnik P, Gomez-Hidalgo NR, Vlachos DE, Selcuk I, Zalewski K. Clinician attitude towards sexual counseling in women with gynecologic malignancies: European Network of Young Gynaecological Oncologists (ENYGO) survey. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2022 Oct 3;32(10):1309-1315. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003309. |
| 37266338 | Background | Nowosielski K, Palka A. Couples' sexual health after gynaecological cancer diagnosis - an unexplored area for further research. Contemp Oncol (Pozn). 2023;27(1):47-56. doi: 10.5114/wo.2023.127308. Epub 2023 Apr 27. |
| D000291 |
| Adnexal Diseases |
| D005831 | Genital Diseases, Female |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D005833 | Genital Neoplasms, Female |
| D014565 | Urogenital Neoplasms |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D006058 | Gonadal Disorders |
| D014594 | Uterine Neoplasms |
| D014591 | Uterine Diseases |
| D002577 | Uterine Cervical Diseases |
| D014623 | Vaginal Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |