The Impact of Breast Cancer on Female Sexuality: An Integrative Literature Review

Ana Rita P Castelo, Mônica Oliveira B Oriá, Anne Fayma L Chaves, Karine C Bezerra, Ana Fátima C Fernandes, Camila Teixeira M Vasconcelos and Camila B Moreira

Global Journal of Health Science, 2017, vol. 9, issue 5, 180

Abstract: OBJECTIVE- The aim of this study was to conduct an integrative literature review on the impact of breast cancer (CA) on female sexuality.METHODS- The search was performed online in November 2014 using the following databases- Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS) and the Cochrane Library. The search results consisted of 13 articles.SYNTHESIS- Most studies have shown that women have less lubrication and a decrease in desire, which directly affect their quality of life. Moreover, 70% of the articles described limitations of the studies, the most cited of which were as follows- small sample size because of the feeling that participants considered the theme to be embarrassing, the altered emotional state decreased willingness to participate in the study, and the non-participation of husbands in the study reduced the impact on marital intimacy.CONCLUSION- It can be concluded that breast cancer has a negative impact on the sexual function of women who are affected by this disease.

Date: 2017
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