The effects of gynecological cancer on sexual life

6^th World Nursing and Healthcare Conference

August 15-17, 2016 London, UK

Cigdem Bilge, Meltem Kaydirak and Ergul Aslan

Istanbul University, Turkey

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Introduction: During the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, other cancers, as well as body image problems experienced in the type of women and their families about sexuality and fertility affect the quality of life in a negative way is emerging major health problems. Objective: The aim of this study is about sexual life changes experienced by women undergoing treatment for gynecological cancer and the change is determined to describe the impact on sexuality. Methods: In this study, endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancer has been diagnosed with cancer and had surgery for the treatment of 20 women was conducted to determine changes on sex life. As the study was a qualitative study using the phenomenological method. Data on forms, consisting of identifying information form prepared after cancer treatment and women by researchers in the literature according to open-ended questions, questioning the changes in sexual life was filled with face to face. Then, data were coded and themes about the topic were emerged by content analysis method. Results: Ages of cases were between 29 and 62 (mean�±sd: 47.70�±10.12). 10 women participated in the study over 8 endometrial and cervical cancer was 2. Sixteen cases undergone bilateral salpingo total abdominal hysterectomy and oophorectomy (TAH + BSO), 1 total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and 3 had undergone radical hysterectomy operations. Conclusions: The loss of experienced women with pelvic organ cancer treatment, treatment-related sudden and enter menopause at an early age with the dilemma of experienced sexual problems makes it more intense and complex.

Biography :

ÇiÃ?Â?dem Bilge had worked in the Oncology Clinic of Amerikan Hospital in the years of 2007-2010 and then worked in the intensive care unit of the Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital as a Nurse in the years of 2010-2013. She has been working as a Research Assistant in the Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Department of Women’s Health and Diseases Nursing. She graduated from the Women’s Health and Diseases Nursing Master Programme of Istanbul University Institute of Health Sciences in June 2010 and has been awarded the tittle of Specialist Nurse. She is still a PhD student at the same university.

Email: cigdemaydinbilge@gmail.com