The consequences of estrogen deprivation and therapeutic interventions such as radiation, chemotherapy and surgery have a significant negative impact on libido, sexual arousal, orgasmic function and the ability to have pleasurable intercourse. Evaluation and treatment of female sexual dysfunction is a significant unmet need in the breast cancer survivor in spite of the availability of safe and effective treatments.
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Streicher, L., & Simon, J. A. (2018). Sexual function post-breast cancer. In Cancer Treatment and Research (Vol. 173, pp. 167–189). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70197-4_11
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