The Effects of Hysterectomy on Urinary and Sexual Functions of Women with Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 790 - 796
• Main Authors: Firmeza, Mariana Alves, Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira Moreira, Vasconcelos Neto, José Ananias, Brito, Luiz Gustavo de Oliveira, Alves, Flávio Mendes, Oliveira, Natália Maria de Vasconcelos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 01-08-2022; Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
• Subjects: Adult; Dyspareunia; Female; Humans; hysterectomy; Hysterectomy - adverse effects; Laparoscopy; lower urinary tract symptoms; Middle Aged; OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY; Review; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - epidemiology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - etiology; Urinary Incontinence - epidemiology; Urinary Incontinence - etiology; Urinary Incontinence - surgery; uterine cervical neoplasms; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology; sintomas do trato urinário inferior; histerectomia; lower urinary tract symptoms; uterine cervical neoplasms; hysterectomy; neoplasias do colo do útero
• ISSN: 0100-7203; 1806-9339; 1806-9339
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748972

This systematic review aims at describing the prevalence of urinary and sexual symptoms among women who underwent a hysterectomy for cervical cancer.
 A systematic search in six electronic databases was performed, in September 2019, by two researchers. The text search was limited to the investigation of prevalence or occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual dysfunctions in women who underwent a hysterectomy for cervical cancer. For search strategies, specific combinations of terms were used.
 A total of 8 studies, published between 2010 and 2018, were included in the sample. The average age of the participants ranged from 40 to 56 years, and the dysfunctions predominantly investigated in the articles were urinary symptoms (
 = 8). The rates of urinary incontinence due to radical abdominal hysterectomy ranged from 7 to 31%. The same dysfunction related to laparoscopic radical hysterectomy varied from 25 to 35% and to laparoscopic nerve sparing radical hysterectomy varied from 25 to 47%. Nocturia ranged from 13%, before treatment, to 30%, after radical hysterectomy. The prevalence rates of dyspareunia related to laparoscopic radical hysterectomy and laparoscopic nerve sparing radical hysterectomy ranged from 5 to 16% and 7 to 19% respectively. The difficulty in having orgasm was related to laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (10 to 14%) and laparoscopic nerve sparing radical hysterectomy (9 to 19%).
 Urinary and sexual dysfunctions after radical hysterectomy to treat cervical cancer are frequent events. The main reported disorders were urinary incontinence and dyspareunia.