Sexual function, menopausal symptoms, depression and cancer worry in women with BRCA mutations.

C Bethan PowellAmy AlabasterAmy LeNicole StollerMary Anne ArmstrongTina Raine-Bennett

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2019)

Risk-reducing surgery decreases cancer risk and worry in women with BRCA mutations. Among women undergoing oophorectomy, factors such as age and history of depression were related to reduced sexual activity and increased depression, but menopausal status was not related.

Keyphrases

breast cancer risk
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
minimally invasive
papillary thyroid
mental health
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
replacement therapy
percutaneous coronary intervention
lymph node metastasis