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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2015 Jan 8;23(8):2255–2265. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2573-9

Table 4.

Sexual/Vaginal Health Promotion Strategies

Strategy and Frequency N (%)
Vaginal Lubricant n=442
 Never or not using 42 (9%)
 Rarely or sometimes 53 (12%)
 Always 144 (33%)
 Recommended today or increase 203 (46%)
Vaginal Moisturizer n=432
 Never or not using 34 (8%)
 1 x per week 11 (2%)
 2 to 3 x per week 52 (12%)
 4 to 5 x per week 9 (2%)
 5 or more x per week 17 (4%)
 Recommended today or increase 309 (72%)
Pelvic Floor Exercises n=420
 Never or N/A 22 (5%)
 Rarely or few times per week 10 (2%)
 Daily 8 (2%)
 Recommended today or increase 380 (91%)
Dilator Therapy n=292
 Never or N/A 91 (31%)
 1 x per week 8 (3%)
 2 to 3 x per week 16 (5%)
 4 to 5 x per week 3 (1%)
 5 or more x per week 3 (1%)
 Recommended today or increase 171 (59%)
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Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding

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Denominators may vary based on what therapy the patient may have been using