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Promoting Female Sexual Well-Being Through Research and Education (2023-2024)

Sexual health is an integral part of well-being that remains understudied and unaddressed in clinical care, particularly for individuals assigned female sex at birth. Certain life events – such as childbirth and cancer treatment – can have abrupt and profound impacts on sexual function. 

This team divided into two subteams to examine sexual health and well-being. The Postpartum subteam aimed to understand psychosocial approaches to postpartum sexual well-being and to create a conceptual model to improve assessment and intervention methods. The Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Survivors subteam examined AYA-specific programming at NCI-designated cancer centers and comprehensive cancer centers.

Learn more about this team’s work by reading their team profile.

Timing

Summer 2023 – Spring 2024

Team Outputs

Redefining and Improving Sexual Well-Being During Major Life Transitions (Team profile; 2024 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase)

Promoting Female Sexual Well-Being through Research and Education (Poster presented at Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Showcase, April 17, 2024)

Promoting Sexual Well-Being in the Postpartum Period (Research poster)

Promoting Female Sexual Health and Well-Being Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors (Research poster)

Presentation at the annual meeting of the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health and Cancer

Interview guide for patient stakeholders

 

See related teams,Promoting Wellness Across the Lifespan for Cancer Survivors (2024-2025) and Promoting Sexual Function and Pelvic Health in Women's Healthcare (2022-2023).

Team Leaders

  • Sarah Arthur, Arts and Sciences–Psychology and Neuroscience–Ph.D. Student
  • Caroline Dorfman, School of Medicine, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Rebecca Shelby, School of Medicine, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Juliann Stalls, School of Medicine, School of Medicine: Psychiatry: Behavioral Medicine

Graduate Team Members

  • Chinenye Agina, Global Health - MS

Undergraduate Team Members

  • Louise Adillon, Evolutionary Anthropology (BS)
  • Jane Atkeson, Psychology (AB)
  • Isabelle Ginn, Psychology (AB)
  • Bella Liu, Psychology (BS)
  • Uyen Nguyen, Evolutionary Anthropology (BS)
  • Meghan Quinlan, Biology (BS)
  • Hailey Williams, Psychology (AB)

Community Organizations

  • Duke Cancer Institute

Team Contributors

  • Kelly Acharya, School of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynecology: Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility
  • Cheyenne Corbett, School of Medicine: Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Brittany Davidson, School of Medicine: Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ashley Hill, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Lisa Massa, Physical Therapy
  • Jacklyn Ornelas, School of Medicine

Themes