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class="tl7wu"><p>After beg visible the prostate ncer muny for 20 years, gay and bisexual men are fally beg seen.</p><p>Late 2015, a set of four booklets was produced Atralia specifilly for gay and bisexual men.</p><p>This is thought to be a world first and the iative was fund by the feral ernment via a Cancer Atralia grant.</p><figure class="gzJMC unfed NvmVw" data-pb-type="im"><picture><source media="(m-width: 1180px)" width="620" height="349" srcSet="zoom_1%2C$multiply_1%2C$rat_1.777778%2C$width_1784%2C$x_216%2C$y_8/t_crop_ctom/c_sle%2Cw_620%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/c1624ae2b7575d711eb2db15d43960944bf2664e, zoom_1%2C$multiply_1%2C$rat_1.777778%2C$width_1784%2C$x_216%2C$y_8/t_crop_ctom/c_sle%2Cw_1240%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/c1624ae2b7575d711eb2db15d43960944bf2664e 2x" data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":620,"urls":["zoom_1%2C$multiply_1%2C$rat_1.777778%2C$width_1784%2C$x_216%2C$y_8/t_crop_ctom/c_sle%2Cw_620%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/c1624ae2b7575d711eb2db15d43960944bf2664e"," 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back.<!-- --> <ce class="_23SOU">Anna Bryhanova</ce></p></figptn></figure><p>The booklets take a ank look at the role of the prostate gay sex.</p><p>Anthony Lowe, chief executive of the Prostate Cancer Foundatn of Atralia, which produced the booklets, says they are beg ed as a base for rourc Bra and Canada.</p></div></div><asi class="_3JfHJ"></asi><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG Hqxcp" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos2-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos2-tablet"></div><div class="" id="adspot-970x250_728x90-pos2-sktop"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><div class="_2J452"><div class="_33oUB"><div class="tl7wu" id="endOfArticle"><p>Gay men are more likely to enunter this ncer than heterosexual men, not bee they are at a higher risk but bee they and their partners uld both velop .</p><p>While they share many of the same challeng as their heterosexual peers, there are signifint differenc, Dr Gary Morrison, a Sydney-based health nsultant, says.</p><h2>Allayed fears </h2><p>Four years ago he was diagnosed wh prostate ncer and says had the rourc been available then they would have allayed many of his fears and eased his journey.</p><p>The diagnosis threw him and while the rmatn pack his surgeon gave him was prehensive and eful, the choic were overwhelmg.</p><p>Morrison says the new rourc follow through and provi the implitns of each choice for gay and bisexual men.</p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos3-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos3-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>They regnise that the social environment for gay men is different, that their sexual practic are more versatile and that prostate ncer might have a broar effect.</p><p>"Sexually, they are more 'out there' and are probably more sexually active than straight men. This ncer has the potential to change their whole life as gay men," Morrison says.</p><p>It n change their self-image and their sense of masculy, to the extent that pursug a sexual life n be more plited and challengg.</p><p>Where the imagery and language of rmatn about prostate ncer has tradnally been heterosexual, Morrison says the new rourc e the language of the gay muny and don't hold back.</p><h2>Calm and rmative</h2><p>They are lm and rmative and although the gay muny is diverse, everyone om bankers to bikers n unrstand them.</p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos4-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos4-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>Dpe good tentns, discrimatn and homophobia still exist the health system and when to prostate ncer assumptns are often ma.</p><p>An olr unmarried man is assumed to be sexually active, jt as 's assumed that after treatment a wife will llect the man and take re of him at home.</p><p>To talk about gay sexualy such an environment n be dntg and the booklets suggt men seek health profsnals they feel fortable wh.</p><p>One booklet quot a man sayg that others "jt don't get what means to be a gay man and the importance of the prostate a gay man's sex life".</p><p>Radil surgery to remove a ncero prostate has the most obv effects.</p><h2>Important role </h2><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos5-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos5-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>Whout a prostate there is no ejaculatn and no semen exchange, which has an important role the sexual play between men who have sex wh men.</p><p>Whout a prostate, the receptive partner anal sex don't get the benef of havg his prostate massaged, a procs that gments asm.</p><p>Whout a prostate, the active partner might not have an erectn rigid enough for perative anal sex. While men might rever some erectile functn after surgery, vagal peratn is generally easier.</p><p>Surgery n e problems wh urary ntence, which n rce a man's sense of beg sexually sirable. It n also lead to the leakg of ure on asm.</p><p>For some men asm be paful, although this generally don't last.</p><p>Apart om creatg a sr, surgery n rce length and width of the penis, further affectg body image.</p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos6-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos6-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>Radiatn has a range of issu too, such as a slow cle potency, rctn ejaculate and bowel plitns.</p><h2>Mak pa worse</h2><p>Followg radiatn, the receptive partner might fd anal sex mak the pa worse and damag the lite lg of the an and rectum.</p><p>The booklets ver the entire prostate ncer experience, om qutns of ttg to tryg to start a new relatnship when treatment is over.</p><p>The nature of relatnships and emotnal support stctur gay muni is often different to heterosexual muni and gay men often talk about a greater sense of isolatn. There is value, the booklets say, participatg gay support groups, which n provi a sense of unrstandg, belongg and muny.</p><p>If a man has a partner, prervg timacy is important and the booklets suggt he be up ont. Not disclosg his issu n e tratn and misunrstandg, leavg them to send gus each other.</p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos7-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos7-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>"One unfortable moment may be nothg pared to what you n ga by takg the risk to open the nversatn."</p><p>Intimacy n be improved by talkg bee 's about beg physilly and emotnally close, about beg alone together, showg affectn, offerg and receivg fort and reassurance.</p><p>When to future partners, many men are ncerned whether they will still be attractive. Will other men still want to have sex wh them or will they be dismissed? </p><p>The booklets say while a man might want to disclose ls to a sual sexual partner, he shouldn't assume the reactn will always be negative.</p><p>The rourc are available om the PCFA onle, on USB stick and booklets.</p></div><div class="_3E2eQ"><div class="_2wCJp"><div class="_1fSQD"><span class="_13Ymr" data-ttid="AuthorCard"><span><strong><a class="_35mP2" data-ttid="AuthorURL" href="/by/jill-margo-j7gd4">Jill Margo</a></strong> is the health edor, based the Sydney office. 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