Sexual dysfunction in patients with testicular germ cell tumors after treatment

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Published: Oct 31, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30841/2307-5090.3(62).2017.117925
Keywords:
germ cell tumors of the testis, quality of life, sexual dysfunction,

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А. В. Сакало
ДУ «Інститут урології НАМН України», м. Київ, Ukraine

Abstract

Most patients with GCT are at a young, reproductive age, the study of the quality of life and sexual health seems to be important. The frequency of sexual dysfunction was analyzed in 39 patients with GCT in different stages after removal of the primary tumor and chemotherapy treatment (the number of courses ranged from carboplatin monotherapy to 4 courses of PEB). Patients after RPLDE and radiotherapy were not included in the study. Chemotherapy leads to sexual and psychological disorders – after 6 months from removal of the primary tumor a lack of satisfaction with sexual life was noted in 23%, a decrease in libido 17.9%, erectile dysfunction 25.6% and a significant increase in body weight in 28.2%. Direct correlations were found after 6 months from the removal of the primary tumor between the reduction of libido and the following features: the number of courses of chemotherapy, stage of the disease and the histological structure of the tumor. Before the removal of the primary tumor a decrease in libido was observed in 12.8%, in 2 years after – in 10.3%. The increase in body weight can be regarded as a manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, which is often accompanied by hypercholesterolemia and subclinical hypogonadism and enhances the negative impact on the quality of life of patients.

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Сакало, А. В. (2017). Sexual dysfunction in patients with testicular germ cell tumors after treatment. Health of Man, (3(62), 78–81. https://doi.org/10.30841/2307-5090.3(62).2017.117925
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No. 3(62) (2017)
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Sexology and andrology
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А. В. Сакало, ДУ «Інститут урології НАМН України», м. Київ

A.V. Sakalo

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