Scales

Initial mean

p (mean difference at the beginning)

Mean 6 months

Within groups

p (mean difference)

Percentage change

Effect size

OVG_I

PG_I

OVG_I/PG_I

OVG_f

PG_f

OVG_I/OVG_f

PG_I/PG_f

OVG_I/OVG_f

PG_I/PG_f

OVG_I/OVG_f

PG_I/PG_f

Multi-item scale

Symptoms experienced

70.5

72.4

0.604

84.0

84.2

<0.001

<0.001

19.2

16.2

0.98

0.7

Body image

95.8

98.9

0.200

100.0

96.9

0.061

0.429

4.3

−2.1

0.5

−0.2

Sexual function*

58.0

78.0

-

47.0

67.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Single-item scales

Lymphoedema

21.0

16.5

0.555

25.6

20.8

0.491

0.55

21.7

26.0

0.1

0.1

Peripheral neuropathy

14.4

7.25

0.328

8.9

13.5

0.410

0.347

−38.3

86.8

−0.2

0.2

Menopausal symptoms

19.8

14.5

0.469

6.7

6.3

0.058

0.226

−66.4

−56.9

−0.5

−0.3

Sexual distress (pain)

24.2

21.7

0.722

18.9

15.6

0.492

0.239

−21.9

−27.8

−0.2

−0.2

Sexual activity

72.0

72.6

0.928

83.3

84.4

0.144

0.042

15.8

16.2

0.4

0.5

Sexual pleasure*

78.0

81.0

-

70.0

69.0

-

-

-

-

-

-