THE POSSIBILITIES OF RESTORING SEXUAL FUNCTION IN WOMEN AFTER TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2018-04-13
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2018

L. Idrisova, Candidate of Medical Sciences; Professor A. Solopova, MD; Professor A. Makatsaria, MD; V. Moskvicheva; A. Surenkov I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

The paper describes current medical rehabilitation techniques that can restore sexual function in women who have undergone a treatment cycle for breast cancer.

Keywords: 
cancer
breast cancer
sexual function
medical rehabilitation
melatonin
metformin



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