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Sexuality and Reproductive Issues (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 10/06/2009
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Changes to This Summary (10/06/2009)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Factors Affecting Sexual Function in People With Cancer 1

Added Huyghe et al. as reference 43 2.

Fertility Issues 3

Added text 4 to state that the addition of adjuvant endocrine therapy in patients older than 40 years was more likely to result in permanant chemotherapy-related amenorrhea (cited Lee et al. as reference 10).

Added text 5 on the fertility of female survivors of childhood cancer (cited Green et al. as reference 17).



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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessio
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2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessio
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3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessio
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4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessio
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5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/sexuality/HealthProfessio
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