So the first tool that we should be utilizing in as women is language. We should be normalizing these conversations from the beginning of the treatment. Sometimes one sentence stating that, you know, the changes in intimacy are very common after bladder cancer treatments. You know, can we talk about it? That should be one of the sentences in every preoperative counseling of these patients...
So the first tool that we should be utilizing in as women is language. We should be normalizing these conversations from the beginning of the treatment. Sometimes one sentence stating that, you know, the changes in intimacy are very common after bladder cancer treatments. You know, can we talk about it? That should be one of the sentences in every preoperative counseling of these patients. Second is some structured tools and validated questionnaires that we should be using as part of our patient treatments. The FSFI, which is the validated female sexual function index, some other bladder cancer-specific questionnaires. They’re all available, just underutilized. And thirdly is the multidisciplinary kind of care around women that should involve urologists, you know, ancillary services, physical therapists, et cetera, that should be the core of our treatment plan for these women.
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