<span><b>Background:</b> The needs of gay men after prostate ncer treatment are beg visible. This patient group reports a more negative impact of treatment than heterosexual men. Yet, gay men's experienc of post-treatment sexual chang are still ltle explored. This study aims to terme spec</span> …
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- THE SEXUAL FUNCTNG OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FOLLOWG PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT: RULTS OM THE RTORE STUDY
- GAY MEN'S EXPERIENC OF SEXUAL CHANG AFTER PROSTATE NCER TREATMENT-A QUALATIVE STUDY SWEN
- THE EXPERIENC OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN POST-PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT: A META-SYNTHIS OF QUALATIVE STUDI
- THE PROSTATE MATTERS A GAY MAN'S SEX LIFE
THE SEXUAL FUNCTNG OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN FOLLOWG PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT: RULTS OM THE RTORE STUDY
Prostate ncer is the send most mon ncer gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (GBM). Few studi have asssed the effects of treatment on GBM's sexual behavr. For an onle survey, 193 gay and bisexual men wh prostate ncer were reced om the North Amerin's larg … * is prostate stimulation gay *
Conclns: Gay prostate ncer survivors' narrativ about sexual chang circle around siar bodily chang as heterosexual men's, such as erectile problems and weaker asms. The procre went well, but Dowsett had qutns — he wanted to know how would affect his sex life as a gay man, and how to negotiate the physil, sexual and emotnal chang that would rult om his treatment. But for gay and bisexual men, who are more likely than heterosexual men to be sgle when diagnosed wh prostate ncer1, and might engage different sexual practic, ltle of that applied.
Physicians might not realize that the needs and ncerns of gay and bisexual men are different om those of heterosexual men, says Channa Amarasekera, a urologist and director of the Gay and Bisexual Men’s Urology Program at Northwtern Medice Chigo, Illois.
GAY MEN'S EXPERIENC OF SEXUAL CHANG AFTER PROSTATE NCER TREATMENT-A QUALATIVE STUDY SWEN
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However, evince of the problems facg gay and bisexual men will not by self enable clicians to advise their patients properly: empowerg physicians wh evince-backed guidance, and improvg munitn, will also be ccial. But is only the past that rearch to prostate ncer specifilly gay and bisexual men has gaed tert, says Simon Rosser, a behavural psychologist at the Universy of Mnota Mneapolis.
THE EXPERIENC OF GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN POST-PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT: A META-SYNTHIS OF QUALATIVE STUDI
One study, for example, showed that gay and bisexual men have worse urary, bowel and hormonal functn than heterosexual men after treatment for prostate ncer, but better erectile functn2. Siarly, a study led by Jane Ussher, a clil psychologist at Wtern Sydney Universy Atralia, found that gay and bisexual men are more likely than heterosexual men to be able to get and sta an erectn after prostate-ncer treatment3. “One of the reasons for that is that they are more likely to do somethg about — like to go and get unsellg, try penile jectns and suctn vic, or e Viagra, ” she many s, the impact of sexual dysfunctn arisg om prostate-ncer treatment is magnified gay and bisexual men.
THE PROSTATE MATTERS A GAY MAN'S SEX LIFE
“Due to differenc sexual practic, they may have addnal ncerns, and some sexual si effects will be more bothersome or challengg to manage, ” says Sean Ralph, a nsultant theraptic radgrapher at Leeds Cancer Centre, UK, and -founr of Out wh Prostate Cancer, the Uned Kgdom’s first prostate-ncer support group for gay and bisexual men and transgenr example, an erectn mt be 33% firmer for anal terurse than for vagal terurse4.