Efek samping radioterapi adalah pemendekan dan pengeringan vagina yang menyebabkan nyeri saat melakukan hubungan seksual (dispareunia). Hal ini mengakibatkan gangguan fungsi seksual yaitu keinginan, gairah, orgasme, dan kepuasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat efektivitas latihan kegeldalam mengatasi keluhan nyeri saat berhubungan seksual pada perempuan pasca terapi kanker serviks. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian kuasi eksperimen dengan jumlah responsden 26 orang kelompok intervensi dan 26 orang kelompok kontrol pada perempuan setelah radioterapi. Tingkat nyeri dalam penelitian ini diukur dengan Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Pengaruh latihankegelterhadap nyeri diuji dengan t-tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang bermakna pada kedua kelompok dengan nilai p=0.002. Latihan kegel terbukti menurunkan nyeri saat berhubungan seksual (dispareunia) sebanyak 3,897 kali (OR=3,897). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, perawat diharapkan dapat memberikan intervensi latihan kegeluntuk menurunkan nyeri pasca terapi kanker serviks.Kata kunci:Dispareunia, latihan kegel, pasca terapi kanker serviks AbstractRadiotherapy for cervical cancer has side effects which cause the vagina become smaller and drier so that it could reduce the flexibility and lubrication of the vagina. These side effects could change the sexual functions, which is pain during sexual intercourse. This study proves the effectiveness of Kegel exercises to overcome pain during sexual intercourse (dyspareunia) for the women after a cervical cancer therapy. Method The Quasi-experimental was conducted to 26 intervention group and 26 control group. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling method. FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index) were obtained in order to measure dyspareunia. A t-test was used to examine differences between two groups. Result findings The Kegel exercises gave a significant changing of dyspareunia level with p value=0,002. There was significance difference of dyspareunia level between intervention and control groups. Kegel exercises provided opportunies to decrease dyspareunia as much as 3,897 times (OR=3,897). Conclusion The Kegel exercises are proved to reduce effectively to solve dyspareunia for women after a cervical cancer therapy. Nursing role are to promote, prevent and rehabilitate (health education, Kegel exercises sosialization, and health care training) the complaint of women after cervical cancer therapy as an effort to improve health status of women with cervical cancer.Key words:After cervical cancer therapy, dyspareunia, kegel exercises
