The Effects of Gynecological Cancer on Sexual Life

Aim: about sexual life changes experienced by women undergoing treatment for gynecological cancer of the change is determined with and lived to describe the impact on sexuality. material-method: in this study, istanbul faculty of medicine, obstetrics and gynecology department, endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancer diagnosed with and to determine surgical operations have undergone changes over 20 women’s sexual life for cancer treatment is planned as a qualitative study using the phenomenological method. working women will be included in the archive scan results were selected by purposive sampling 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 (median: 47,70±10,12). 10 women participated in the study over 8 endometrial and cervical cancer was 2. 16 cases bileteral salphingo total abdominal hysterectomy and oophorectomy (tah + bso), 1 total abdominal hysterectomy (tah) and 3 had undergone radical hysterectomy operations. the study was determined after surgery and surgical menopause in women of menopausal symptoms as well as body image and the negative effects of changes in the themes put forward for the spouses of sex life. one of the most common complaints in women after they have cancer treatment in the study that the loss of breeding (n = 11) and the other is the inability to maintain sexual function (n=16), they said. conclusion: 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.