Managing menopause in an irradiated pelvis - uncharted territory.
Post Reprod Health
; 30(2): 127-134, 2024 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38458182
ABSTRACT
Radiotherapy is an effective cancer treatment, particularly for pelvic tumours. The number of patients with pelvic cancer being diagnosed and successfully treated is growing. Radiotherapy to the pelvis causes lasting side-effects collectively referred to as pelvic radiation disease (PRD), including bowel, bladder, sexual dysfunction, vaginal and cervical stenoses, and menopause. There is growing interest in management of menopause in cancer survivors, with the primary focus on the oncologic risk of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Research examining if the modality with which the cancer was treated causes menopause-specific side effects is rare; however, malabsorption syndromes and anatomical changes in the pelvis post-radiotherapy may complicate effective delivery and monitoring of HRT. Consideration of these changes may significantly benefit patients in this young and growing cohort; thus, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of PRD among all clinicians, including those providing menopause care.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pélvicas
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Menopausa
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Female
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article