Resumen
The topic of sexuality in patients with ovarian cancer is still insufficiently addressed in both science and clinical practice. The aim of our retrospective study was to investigate the association between the sexuality of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer before chemotherapy and patient characteristics such as quality of life, treatment discontinuation, and survival. We demonstrate that patients who were interested in sex and were sexually active had the best prognosis. Thus, health care professionals should routinely address sexuality in patients with ovarian cancer because sexuality appears to be a marker of quality of life and overall survival. This should be validated by further prospective analyses.