Table 4.

Changes in sexuality pre- and post-HSCT^*

	Pre-HSCT Mean±SD	Post-HSCT Mean±SD	P Value
Satisfaction† (n=28)	2.68±0.82	2.39±0.83	<0.001
Orgasm† (n=26)	2.54±0.90	2.08±0.98	<0.001
Sexual desire† (n=37)	2.84±0.69	2.24±0.89	0.356
Frequency‡ (n=34)	5.06±3.06	2.15±2.45	0.006

^*P value calculated by paired t-test.

HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; SD, standard deviation.

^†Each item was scored on a scale of 0 to 4: the best was 4 and the worst was 0.

^‡The number of intercourse per month.