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Examining Relationships Among Body Image, Sexuality, And Sexual Functioning In Women With Cervical And Endometrial Cancer, Christina Wilson Jan 2019

Examining Relationships Among Body Image, Sexuality, And Sexual Functioning In Women With Cervical And Endometrial Cancer, Christina Wilson

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Introduction: Over 74,000 US women are diagnosed annually with endometrial or cervical cancers and experience significant treatment-related difficulties with body image, sexuality, and sexuality. The aims of the research were to examine relationships among body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning, and understand women’s views of these concepts. A novel theoretical framework encompassing these three concepts and contextual variables guided the research.

Methods: A non-experimental cross-sectional pilot study was conducted with pre-menopausal women in an academic medical center who had stages I-III cervical or endometrial cancer, were 3-36 months post-treatment, and had no mental health diagnoses. Participants completed the …