title: Coital function after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
abstract: The interference of treatment with the sexual life of the patient is an important but relatively neglected aspect of the study of carcinoma of the cervix uteri. In a study of the coital function of patients who had radiotherapy for Stages I to III (FIGO Classification) carcinoma of the cervix in the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria, dyspareunia and the fear of recurrence of the malignancy accounted for a marked reduction in the frequency of intercourse after treatment of their disease. A significant finding was the disruption in marital relationships directly attributable to the illness. Steps to minimise these problems are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications