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AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON SEXUAL FUNCTION OF PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCED GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY AND RECEIVED BRACHYTHERAPY

Dr Zubaida, Dr Attiqua Mehmood

Objective: The purpose of this research work is to examine the sexual function among females who experienced surgery of Gynecological cancers and received complete brachytherapy. Methodology: This research work carried out on 118 patients in KGN Teaching Hospital Bannu for treatment of Gynecological cancers. We included only the willing participants and used the random sampling technique for the selection of these patients. All the patients were living a married life with sexual activities. They appeared with gynecologic cancer, experienced a surgical intervention and obtained brachytherapy for complete 4 months after surgery. We used Personal Identification Form and Female Sexual Function Index for the collection of the information. Results: Mean age of the females was 50.9 ± 7.98 years. About 41.5% patients among them were present with primary school education. Approximately 60% patients were present with cervical cancer and 69.5% patients were present with total hysterectomy of abdomen in addition with bilateral Salpingo-opherectomy. The mean scores of female sexual function index were 15.77 ± 8.71. We discovered that 97.5% patients received less than thirty points from scale and these patients were experiencing sexual dysfunction. Conclusions: In accordance with the results of this research work, almost all of the females who underwent surgical intervention for gynecologic cancer and obtained brachytherapy after surgery were experiencing sexual dysfunction. KEYWORDS: Oncology, Brachytherapy, Cervical Cancer, Female Sexual Function Index, Dysfunction.