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Fifty-six sexually active women survivors of hematologic malignancy who underwent AHSCT were recruited through convenience sampling, as well as 60 healthy women. Demographic and clinical data questionnaires and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were completed. Survivors had a median age of 44 years and a median time since transplant of 3 years, while 48.2% had Hodgkin Lymphoma. Survivors reported an average level of sexual dysfunction, with a total score mean \u00b1 SD = 22.51 \u00b1 8.95. The best sexual functioning domain was \u201cpain\u201d and the most affected was \u201corgasm\u201d. There was a statistically significant association between survivors\u2019 sexual function and age (p &lt; 0.0005) in both the unifactorial and the multifactorial analysis. In addition, there was a statistically significant association between survivors\u2019 sexual function and functional status (p &lt; 0.0005), menopausal status (p &lt; 0.0005), the presence of children (p = 0.002), education (p &lt; 0.0005), and diagnosis (p &lt; 0.0005). Healthy women had statistically significantly higher scores in all FSFI subscales (p &lt; 0.0005). 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