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Review
. 2022 Feb 23;11(5):1196.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11051196.

Sexual and Emotional Health after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review and Guidelines from the Francophone Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC)

Tamim Alsuliman  1 , Ludovic Jondreville  2 , Caroline Baylet  3 , Marie-Pierre Dann  2 , Natacha De Bentzmann  4 , Marie-Laure Fontoura  5 , Carole Genty  6 , Anne Huynh  4 , Diane Ibled  2 , Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha  7 , Lara Mercier  4 , Catherine Poirot  8   9 , Sophie Porcheron  5 , Catherine Tourette-Turgis  10 , Jean-Paul Vernant  2 , Dominique Vexiau-Robert  11 , Stéphanie Nguyen  2
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Review

Sexual and Emotional Health after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review and Guidelines from the Francophone Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC)

Tamim Alsuliman et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

A person's sexual and emotional life is greatly impacted after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). This topic is not addressed very much by patients and caregivers. Physical, endocrine and genital chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD)-related disorders are multiple and intertwined with psychological disorders. The Francophone Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SFGM-TC) has issued recommendations for a better gynecological monitoring of female recipients after allo-HCT. A patient booklet was also offered to patients in the form of questions and answers to facilitate discussions between patients and caregivers and to improve the management of sexual and emotional life after transplant.

Keywords: SFGM-TC; allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation; genital chronic GVHD; guidelines; sexual life.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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