Table 1.
Experience of sexual side-effects and preoperative education about sexual outcomes
| Respondents who reported experiencing this outcome within 6 months of hysterectomy N (%) |
Respondents who reported education about this outcome from a physician prior to surgery N (%) |
χ 2 | φ | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual desire or interest | |||||
| Improvement* | 49 (24.0) | 39 (19.5) | 9.545 | 0.218 | 0.002 |
| Deterioration | 75 (36.8) | 22 (27.6) | 0.022 | −0.011 | 0.882 |
| Sexual pleasure or sensitivity | |||||
| Improvement* | 39 (19.1) | 37 (18.8) | 4.581 | 0.152 | 0.032 |
| Deterioration | 55 (27.0) | 44 (22.2) | 0.090 | −0.021 | 0.764 |
| Orgasm | |||||
| Improvement* | 27 (13.2) | 26 (13.3) | 4.860 | 0.157 | 0.027 |
| Deterioration | 46 (22.5) | 34 (17.0) | 0.663 | −0.058 | 0.416 |
| Pain associated with sexual activity | |||||
| Improvement (reduced pain)* | 65 (31.9) | 58 (29.6) | 36.325 | 0.430 | <0.001 |
| Deterioration (increased pain) | 54 (26.5) | 31 (15.8) | 0.508 | 0.051 | 0.511 |
| Vaginal dryness* | 77 (33.7) | 87 (43.9) | 5.015 | 0.159 | 0.025 |
*
Significant association between self-report of experiencing this outcome and self-report of education about this outcome.