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Women with BC show significantly greater rates of sexual dysfunction than do healthy women. The purpose of the study was to evaluate how a BC diagnosis associates with women\u2019s perceived sexuality and sexual satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The data of the ongoing prospective Health and Social Support (HeSSup) survey was linked with national health registries. Respondents with registry data confirmed BC (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200966), mental depression (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009612), arterial hypertension (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009873), and healthy women (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20099731) formed the study population. The importance of and satisfaction with sex life were measured by a self-report questionnaire modified from the Schover\u2019s and colleagues\u2019 Sexual History Form.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Women with BC considered sex life less important than did healthy women (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). They were significantly less satisfied with their sex life than healthy women (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01) and women with arterial hypertension (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.04). Living single or educational level did not explain the differences between the groups.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>BC survivors depreciate their sex life and experience dissatisfaction with it. Sexuality can be a critical issue for the quality of life of women surviving from BC, and hence, the area deserves major attention in BC survivorship care. 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