Sexual Well-Being Study
Researchers at Boston University seek breast cancer survivors who are lesbians, bisexual women, and women who partner with women to participate in the “Determining Sexual Well-being in Sexual Minority Women” study.
Breast Cancer and its treatments may cause changes in women’s sexual well-being. To date, most of our knowledge about this is derived from the experience of heterosexual women. Sexual minority women are an important subgroup of breast cancer survivors whose needs are poorly understood.
The study focuses on understanding the sexual well-being of sexual minority women with breast cancer by comparing them to sexual minority women without breast cancer. To do this, we are using a case-control study design, recruiting 130 sexual minority women with and 130 sexual minority women without breast cancer.
Results of the study will inform the development of interventions geared toward improving sexual health in sexual minority breast cancer survivors.
Help us improve our understanding of the issues faced by sexual minority women by joining our study! If eligible, you will be asked to complete a one time mail in survey. As a way of saying thank you for your time, you will receive $20 once the study team receives your completed questionnaire.
This study is being conducted at Boston University School of Public Health and is funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer.
