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Problems of sexual dysfunction were surveyed by questionnaire mailed to women who had undergone rectal resection and ostomy surgery over a ten-year period. Completed questionnaires were returned by 30 respondents, 19 to 54 years of age, who indicated both physical and psychological problems. Many of the problems were solved by the patients themselves, but the way can be made easier with the help of an understanding surgeon and knowledgeable stoma therapist who can create a climate in which the patient may feel, at ease asking for guidance concerning sexual matters.
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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Hollywood, Florida, May 11 to May 16, 1980.
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Brouillette, J.N., Pryor, E. & Fox, T.A. Evaluation of sexual dysfunction in the female following rectal resection and intestinal stoma. Dis Colon Rectum 24, 96–102 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604296
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604296