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These dysfunctions are not solely the result of the physical side effects of treatment, but are the result of a complex intertwining of biological, psychological, relational, sociocultural, and economic factors. In Arab contexts, marked by conservative cultural norms, the silence surrounding sexuality exacerbates these difficulties: patients are reluctant to talk about it with their partners, and healthcare professionals, who are often poorly trained or embarrassed, rarely address this issue. This collective silence hinders the provision of appropriate care. To remedy this, it is imperative to integrate sexual health into oncological care in a structured and culturally sensitive manner. This requires a multidisciplinary approach involving oncologists, psychologists, sexologists, and nurses, as well as therapeutic education programs focused on the real needs of patients. Only such a strategy, which is both holistic and contextualized, will restore not only their sexual well-being, but also their dignity and sense of normality after cancer.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/aam.aam_70_26","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,16]],"date-time":"2026-07-16T08:00:10Z","timestamp":1784188810000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sexual Quality of Life among Women with Female Cancers in Arab Countries: A Mixed Systematic Review"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Meryem","family":"Essaidi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco"},{"name":"Laboratory of Sciences, Care and Health Techniques, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Meknes, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jihane Ait","family":"Benbella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanane","family":"Lemmih","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sciences, Care and Health Techniques, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Meknes, Morocco"},{"name":"Departement of Life Sciences, Functional Ecology and Environment Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdelhadi","family":"El Haddaouy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sciences, Care and Health Techniques, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Meknes, Morocco"},{"name":"Laboratory of Life and Health Science, Drug Science Formation, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oussama","family":"Rharib","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sciences, Care and Health Techniques, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Meknes, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naima","family":"Samouh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco"},{"name":"Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rachid","family":"Aboutaieb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco"},{"name":"Department of Urology, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"container-title":["Annals of African Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/aam.aam_70_26","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,2]],"date-time":"2026-08-02T18:56:44Z","timestamp":1785697004000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/aam.aam_70_26"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/aam.aam_70_26","relation":{},"ISSN":["1596-3519","0975-5764"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1596-3519","type":"print"},{"value":"0975-5764","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2026-01-24","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-04-24","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}