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Long-term sexual functioning in germ-cell tumor survivors.

Michal ChovanecL VasilkovaL PetrikovaJ ObertovaP PalackaK RejlekovaZ Sycova-MilaK KalavskaD SvetlovskaB MladosievicovaJ MardiakM Mego
Published in: BMC cancer (2020)
This study identified an impairment in sexual function may represent an issue for long-term GCT survivors. Treatment with chemotherapy plus radiotherapy were associated with disappointment and stronger sexual desire, while a higher cumulative dose of cisplatin may be responsible for orgasmic dysfunction.
Keyphrases
  • germ cell
  • locally advanced
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • early stage
  • oxidative stress
  • radiation therapy
  • radiation induced
  • rectal cancer