Impact of Ospemifene on Quality of Life and Sexual Function in Young Survivors of Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Study.
Biomed Res Int
; 2017: 7513610, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cervical cancer (CC) treatments impact quality of life (QoL) and sexual function (SF) of survivors. Treatment options to reduce sexual dysfunction are limited. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of ospemifene in CC survivors with clinical signs and symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) focusing on their QoL and SF. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Fifty-two patients with previous diagnosis of stage I-IIa CC suffering from VVA and treated with ospemifene were enrolled into a single arm prospective study. Patient underwent 6 months of therapy. At baseline and after 6 months all subjects performed Vaginal Health Index (VHI). The SF and QoL were measured by The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) and the Cervical Cancer Module (CXC-24).RESULTS:
After treatment a significant improvement of each parameter of VHI has been demonstrated. Global health status and emotional and social functioning scores improved significantly. On the contrary, general symptoms scales did not show significant difference from baseline data. Sexual activity, sexual vaginal functioning, body image, and sexual enjoyment scores increased significantly.CONCLUSION:
Ospemifene seems to be effective in decreasing the VVA symptoms in CC survivors.
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Comportamento Sexual
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Tamoxifeno
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article