by Rieky E.G.
Dikmans, Tim C. van de Grift, Mark-Bram Bouman, Andrea L. Pusic, Margriet G.
Mullender
The Breast: February 2019, Volume 43, Pages 120-122
While sexual health is
an important aspect of quality of life, sexual issues usually go unaddressed
during patient-provider communication. Breast cancer treatments and
specifically breast surgery impact women's sexual well-being. However, women do
not receive adequate information on this subject. Women who underwent
prophylactic mastectomy and breast reconstruction invariably reported that they
had underestimated the impact of mastectomy and reconstruction on their
sexuality, and expressed a need for information and creating realistic
expectations pertaining to sexuality.
