(006) Characterizing Unmet Needs of Female Cancer Survivors Seeking Sexual Health Education Through Social Media

Abstract Introduction As targeted therapies lead to improved cancer survival, there remains an unmet need address consequences of those treatments on survivors’ sexual health and satisfaction. Online education around sexuality after is becoming more widespread, recent work has shown that survivors prefer receive information about side effects early often. Objective We sought describe the population seeking this through social media, while further characterizing needs growing population. Methods An investigator-designed online survey was made available media page a program. Participation anonymous voluntary, investigator-generated, 10-item instrument included multiple choice questions assessing age, diagnosis treatment characteristics, presence type concerns, utilization resources for health-related information. The final question allowed short answer response educational needs. Descriptive analyses multiple-choice questions, qualitative content analysis open themes were assessed described. Results 301 female completed survey. Most respondents 44 years old or younger (66%), most had breast (89%). Leukemia/lymphoma, cervical, uterine, ovarian, colon/other bowel, melanoma, brain malignancy also participated. participants reported painful sex (36%) low desire (34%) as their bothersome problem. Vaginal dryness (20%), body image issues (7%), problems with orgasm (4%) reported. Participants’ symptom stratified by depicted in Figure 1. very somewhat likely seek (81%), particularly Instagram (80%). 161 described additional they free-response question, which analyses. These expressed regarding concerns (25%), pain/discomfort during (15%), changing (11%), vaginal (11%). 35% product recommendations 14% requested how treatments’ effects. Survivors asked advice navigating relationships, resuming lives, dating (17%). Notably, gratitude accessible, evidenced-based sense community fostered. Conclusions Female patients, premenopausal survivors, are desire, image, relationships/dating, well genitourinary cancer. Their forums highlights access survivorship resources, communication providers other especially pertaining potentially sensitive topics like intimacy Future will allocate providing range treatment. Disclosure No