title: The Effect of Hysterectomy on Women's Sexual Function: a Narrative Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Regarding the contradictions about positive and negative effects of hysterectomy on women's sexual functioning, this study was conducted to review the studies on the effect of hysterectomy on postoperative women's sexual function.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a narrative review and performed in 5 steps: a) Determining the research questions, b) Search methods for identification of relevant studies, c) Choosing the studies, d) Classifying, sorting out, and summarizing the data, and e) reporting the results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The review of the studies yielded 5 main categories of results as follows: The effect of hysterectomy on Sexual desire, the effect of hysterectomy on sexual arousal, the effect of hysterectomy on orgasm, the effect of hysterectomy on dyspareunia, and the effect of hysterectomy on sexual satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the studies reviewed in this study, most of the sexual disorders improve after hysterectomy for uterine benign diseases, and most of the patients who were sexually active before the surgery experienced the same or better sexual functioning after the surgery. An important solution for making these women ready to face with postoperative sexual complications is to train them on the basis of needs assessment in order that the patients undergoing hysterectomy be ready and capable of coping with the complications, and their sexual functioning improves after the surgery.
authors: Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, MazandaranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Mahmonier
authors: M
authors: Danesh
authors: Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Centre, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Zeinab
authors: Z
authors: Hamzehgardeshi
authors: Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Mahmood
authors: M
authors: Moosazadeh
authors: Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Fereshteh
authors: F
authors: Shabani-Asrami
mesh_terms: D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D007989:Libido; D009948:Orgasm; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Hysterectomy; Sexual Function; literature Review