Abstract
SummaryA group of women was studied 1–3 years after radical surgery and radiotherapy for carcinoma of the cervix to assess the effects of treatment on their sexual lives. New measures of sexual activity were derived. Sexual activity before and well after the radical therapy was assessed and activity after treatment by surgery or radiotherapy was compared with a matched control group of women who had pelvic surgery for benign conditions with ovarian salvage. Linear analogue scales were used where appropriate but they were found in a pilot survey to be wanting in assessing certain areas of sexual performance.Sexual interest and lubrication were decreased after radical surgical and radiotherapeutic treatment compared both with before treatment and with benign control groups. Despite this, those who had been treated for malignant disease enjoyed and strived for intercourse and the implications of this are discussed.
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