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Sep 25, 2010

Intimacy and Sex After Prostate Cancer

Mayo Clinic

Men are faced with many physical, emotional and sexual challenges after a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Aug 16, 2010

Dr. Donohue Writes About Options to Address Impotence

Richmond Times-Dispatch

My husband had a prostatectomy for prostate cancer a few days before his 50th birthday. He was and is athletic, although now nearly 60. The surgery left him completely impotent. He has not seen a urologist in more than five years. I know he needs to see a doctor, but he won't. We get along well. I feel like age 50 was just too young to become permanently celibate.

Jun 10, 2010

Anejaculation Is Likely After Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer

Medscape.com

Nearly 90% of men who undergo radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer will eventually develop anejaculation, researchers reported here at the American Urological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting.

May 22, 2010

Prostate Volume and Risk for Acute GU Side Effects After IMRT

ProstateCancerInfoLink.net

There’s a new article in the radiation therapy literature suggesting a direct correlation between prostate volume and risk for severe, acute, genitourinary toxicity when prostate cancer patients with large-volume prostates are treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

May 12, 2010

Prostate Cancer Therapies All Affect Quality of Life

Reuters Health

The various forms of prostate cancer treatment – from surgery to radiation to hormones – can all have long-term effects on men's quality of life when it comes to sexual function and urinary problems, a new study finds.

Jan 29, 2010

In Prostate CA, Sexual Decline After Radiation Has Limit

MedPage Today

Sexual function declines in the first two years after external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer but stabilizes thereafter, according to data from a prospective cohort study.

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