Evaluation of sexual function in a group of mastectomized women

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the sexual function of mastectomized women. Methods: crosssectional descriptive study conducted between September and October 2012 with 34mastectomized women, members of a support group, who were sexually active in the last six months. It was used an instrument for collecting sociodemographic (socioeconomic status, marital status and education) and gynecological data (parity, post-surgical time and type of surgery) in addition to the Female Sexual Quotient (FSQ) questionnaire. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman’s test with p≤0.05. Results: It was verified a sexual performance that ranged from null to bad in 35.3% (n=12) of women, while only 11.8% (n=4) had a favorable score on FSQ. It was observed a higher percentage of women presenting difficulty in sexual arousal, 88.2% (n=30). Regarding marital status and education, 47.1% (n=16) were married and 55.9% (n=19) had studied up to elementary school. Conclusion: The investigated mastectomized women presented low and unsatisfactory sexual function according to the FSQ; they were married and studied up to elementary school. doi:10.5020/18061230.2014.p77

Keywords

• Mastectomia
• Sexualidade
• Saúde da Mulher.