[Psychosexual reactions in women after treatment of breast carcinoma]

Within the framework of a more extensive investigation of a group of women after treatment of a malignant breast tumour the authors paid also attention to their psychoesexual reactions. 119 probands were divided with regard to the type of their answers into three sub-groups: A - sthenic reaction (n = 35, i.e. 29.4% of the group), B - asthenic reaction (n = 55, 46.2%) and C - escape reply (n = 29, 24.4% of the group). The above sub-groups were compared, using the final score of four questionnaires (Heterosexual development of woman, Sexual activity of woman, Sexual function of woman and N5 questionnaire of neuroticism). The sub-group of women with the asthenic type of reaction was, as compared with the other two sub-groups, much more neurotic which in the authors' opinion indicates the need of professional psychotherapeutic care along with basic oncological treatment. As expected, in the examined group as a whole poor values were recorded in the questionnaires on sexual activity and sexual function. The values recorded in the three sub-groups with different psychosexual reaction, however, did not differ significantly.