Table 5. Summary data from the testis tumour module.
| Testicular tumour module | Pretreatment | End of treatment | 6 Months posttreatment | 12 Months posttreatment | 24 Months posttreatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you: | % of patients reporting ‘quite a bit’ or ‘very much’a | ||||
| … lost any hair? | 3% | 59% | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| If yes, been upset by your hair loss? | 0% | 17% | 33% | 0% | 14% |
| … had pain, numbness of tingling in your hands and/or feet? 0 | 3% | 37% | 24% | 13% | 12% |
| … had pale/cold fingers/toes? | 0% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 7% |
| … had ringing in the ears? | 3% | 37% | 10% | 7% | 2% |
| … had difficulty hearing? | 3% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| … felt less masculine as a result of your disease or treatment? | 5% | 15% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| … had dry ejaculation during intercourse? | 5% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| … been interested in sex? | 64% | 27% | 71% | 78% | 80%b |
| … had difficulty in getting an erection? | 5% | 15% | 2% | 13% | 5% |
| … had difficulty in keeping an erection | 8% | 15% | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| … had problems with the intensity of your orgasm? | 5% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 5% |
| … been sexually active? | 41% | 20% | 54% | 54% | 58% |
| If yes, enjoyed sex? | 83% | 72% | 92% | 84% | 86% |
| …been worried abut the possibility of being unable to father a child? | 18% | 13% | 7%b | 10% | 2% |
| … had a satisfying partner relationship? | 89% | 81% | 95% | 91% | 89% |
| … feared recurrence of the disease? | 32% | 37% | 29% | 18% | 20% |
| … felt that the right treatment decisions were made ? | 97% | 95% | 100% | 92% | 98% |
| … felt satisfied with your clinic visits? | 90% | 95% | 93% | 97% | 90% |
| … been limited in your hobbies or other leisure pursuits? | 31% | 51% | 7% | 3%b | 2%b |
a
Cells shaded black indicate that a formal comparison with baseline levels was significantly different at the P<0.001 level; cells shaded in grey indicate differences at the level 0.001<P<0.01.
b
Indicates an improvement relative to baseline.