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The Sexual Health Interview: Female

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Cancer and Sexual Health

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Sexuality is the quintessential biopsychosocial phenomenon. It is an integration of emotional, somatic, intellectual, and social aspects of an individual [1]. Sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities. Sexual intimacy may be central to the maintenance of long-term relationships, particularly for females. Sexuality involves the relationship between the individual and society, and it is influenced by social and religious views. Sexual functioning may be integral to a woman’s identity, self-esteem, and sense of personal efficacy. Sexual behavior requires the acquisition of skills that involve the complex integration of physical and emotional behaviors [1]. Given the complexity of these interfacing domains, it is not surprising that when sexual problems develop they can have a significant impact on social functioning and emotional well-being.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA

    Sharon J. Parish

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  1. Sexual Medicine Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, East 68th Street 353, New York, 10021, New York, USA

    John P. Mulhall

  2. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Groene Hilledijk 301, Rotterdam, 3075 EA, Netherlands

    Luca Incrocci

  3. Alvarado Hospital, Alvarado Road 6719, San Diego, 92120, California, USA

    Irwin Goldstein

  4. New England Research Institutes, Galen Street 9, Watertown, 02472, Massachusetts, USA

    Ray Rosen

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Parish, S.J., Kingsberg, S.A. (2011). The Sexual Health Interview: Female. In: Mulhall, J., Incrocci, L., Goldstein, I., Rosen, R. (eds) Cancer and Sexual Health. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-916-1_19

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