[Sexual problems in women after surgical interventions].

Sexual disorders following operative interventions have a variety of causes. Apart from functional disturbances (e.g. as a result of the formation of scar tissue, hormone deficiencies, etc.), problems arising from the psychological problem of coping with the intervention itself also play an important role. A major course of conflict lies in communication problems between the partners involved. Potential sexual disorders should be discussed in the preoperative period, with the aim of enabling the patient to come to terms with the postoperative situation. However, it remains a task of the physician after the operation to actively support the patient in dealing with the traumatization she has experienced.