Focus on the Impact of Gynecological Surgery on Female Sexual Function

Sexual disability in the female patient is a multifactorial problem.Benign gynecological diseases such as uterinemyoma,endometriosis,urinary incontinence,pelvic organ prolapse,and gynecological malignant tumor have a negative impact on various parameters of sexual health.Gynecologist should perform such kind of surgery procedure to address the problem,including hysterectomy,bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy,pelvic organ reconstruction and tumor radical-surgery.Although it could relieve the symptoms related to the disease,but the patient sexuality function may be significantly negatively influenced occasionally.As for cancer patient treatments,such as excision surgery of reproductive organs and sex gland,surgery combining with chemotherapy and(or) radiation therapy appear to have serious damage on the sexual morbidity.Female sexual health is a topic worthy of high attention.It is critical that gynecologist and psychologist should reinforce the psychological counseling before and after surgery.Treatments should be taken for postoperative sexual dysfunction.