In the current research, we developed a sexual rehabilitation program for gynaecological cancer survivors after treatment with radiotherapy aiming to improve survivors’ vaginal dilator use and sexual…
Purpose: When confronted with cancer, a prominent challenge for patients and their partners is their changed sexual relationship. There is a need for an empirically based theoretical…
Purpose: To provide an overview of the sexual problems and care needs of adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years old (AYA’s).Method:…
Background: In the Netherlands the most prevalent types of cancer are prostate cancer (19.5% in men), breast cancer (28.1% in women), colon cancer (15.5% in men, 12.8%…
The outcome of haematological malignancies has improved tremendously over the last half century. Although there is more focus on the psychological side effects of diagnosis and treatment,…
Objective: In the Netherlands, about 400 women every year, seek help at Fiom for dealing with psycho-social complaints after an abortion. We examined files of…
In this research, two determinants of sexual satisfaction were investigated. Firstly, the influence of how satisfied men are about their penile appearance, also called the…
Recently, the Dutch government started a discussion on the definition of health, leading to another perspective on health, the so-called ‘positive health’. The main stakeholders…
In this article the different meanings are explored from a gender-theoretical perspective that have been attributed to the phenomenon of intersex in western thought. While pre-modern thought…
For parents, the birth of a child with DSD (Differences of sex development) is a stressful event, that often causes confusion, shame and guilt. Good care is…
The Belgian legal system devotes very little attention to the situation of persons with intersex/DSD. Although intersex/DSD is a common phenomenon, data about the prevalence of medical…
Accessible medical and psychological care, provided by multidisciplinary health care teams in centers of excellence, are considered the cornerstone of appropriate management for Differences of Sex Development(DSD). Person-centered…