Long-term sexual functioning in germ-cell tumor survivors

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Table 2 Univariate analysis of self-reported long-term sexual functioning in testicular germ-cell tumor survivors^a

		N	Mean	SEM	Median	P value
Sexual desire	AS	17	3.29	0.22	3	NA
	RT	12	3.08	0.31	3	0.74
	CT	132	3.14	0.08	3	0.45
	CTRT	9	3.44	0.30	3	0.79
	Tx	153	3.15	0.08	3	0.51
Attempts to initiate intercourse	AS	17	2.41	0.35	2	NA
	RT	12	1.58	0.41	1.5	0.14
	CT	132	2.45	0.15	2	0.94
	CTRT	9	2.66	0.54	3	0.68
	Tx	153	2.40	0.14	2	0.95
Achieve erection	AS	17	4.47	0.39	5	NA
	RT	12	3.50	0.47	4.5	0.12
	CT	132	3.94	0.15	5	0.24
	CTRT	9	2.89	0.55	3	0.05
	Tx	153	3.84	0.14	5	0.18
Maintain erection	AS	17	4.47	0.38	5	NA
	RT	12	3.33	0.45	4	0.06
	CT	132	3.77	0.14	4	0.07
	CTRT	9	3.00	0.53	4	0.04
	Tx	153	3.69	0.14	4	0.04
Achieve orgasm	AS	17	4.64	0.28	5	NA
	RT	12	4.33	0.34	5	0.59
	CT	130	4.12	0.13	5	0.08
	CTRT	9	3.22	0.49	4	0.03
	Tx	151	4.09	0.12	5	0.08
Disappointed with quality of sex life	AS	17	1.35	0.21	1	NA
	RT	12	2.08	0.25	2	0.06
	CT	130	1.61	0.07	1	0.33
	CTRT	9	2.56	0.26	3	< 0.01
	Tx	151	1.70	0.07	1	0.18
Anxiety from sexual relationships	AS	17	1.41	0.22	1	NA
	RT	12	1.83	0.27	1	0.37
	CT	130	1.38	0.07	1	0.64
	CTRT	9	1.56	0.26	1	0.74
	Tx	151	1.43	0.07	1	0.81
Strong desire to be sexually active	AS	17	2.88	0.24	3	NA
	RT	12	3.08	0.29	3	0.71
	CT	130	2.80	0.09	3	0.74
	CTRT	9	3.67	0.36	4	0.05
	Tx	151	2.87	0.09	3	0.94

^ain comparison with patients treated with orchiectomy and active surveillance (group AS)
Abbreviations: AS Active surveillance (controls), RT Radiotherapy, CT Chemotherapy, CTRT Chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Tx any treatment, NA Not applicable, SEM Standard error of the mean

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