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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedLi R, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ
Unmet sexual health needs of patients and female partners following diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer.
This study’s objective was to perform a qualitative study to identify unmet sexual needs of patients and female partners after prostate cancer diagnosis. The authors conducted a qualitative study of posts to the Inspire Us TOO Prostate Cancer Online Support and Discussion Community. They identified 6,192 posts in the Sexual Health & Intimacy forum of the community, of which 661 posts were from female authors. A random sample of 10% of posts from female partners and an equal number of randomly selected posts from male patients were analyzed. Multiple themes emerged that were unique to female partners of prostate cancer survivors including included expanding the sexual repertoire, feeling invisible, contextualizing sexual intimacy within the broader picture of survival, and addressing relationship concerns. Patients and their partners had common concerns, including not receiving sufficient information from healthcare providers regarding sexual side effects from prostate cancer and its treatment. A limitation may be that members of the online community may not be representative of all couples facing prostate cancer. This study also does not examine sexual health needs among gay and bisexual couples.
AHRQ-funded; HS026120.
Citation: Li R, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ .
Unmet sexual health needs of patients and female partners following diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer.
J Sex Med 2022 Dec; 19(12):1797-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.08.195..
Keywords: Sexual Health, Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer
Joyce DD, Wallis CJD, Luckenbaugh AN
Sexual function outcomes of radiation and androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer in men with good baseline function.
This retrospective review study sought to compare sexual function through 5 years for men undergoing radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer with and without systemic androgen deprivation therapy. Out of a cohort of 167 patients, 73 underwent radiation alone and 94 received androgen therapy deprivation therapy plus radiation. Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with worse sexual function through the first year regardless of disease risk. By 3 years the difference was no longer significant for the 51 patients with intermediate-risk disease. Worse sexual function for high-risk disease patients who received androgen deprivation therapy was shown at 3 years but not at 5 years.
AHRQ-funded; HS019356; HS022640.
Citation: Joyce DD, Wallis CJD, Luckenbaugh AN .
Sexual function outcomes of radiation and androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer in men with good baseline function.
Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2022 Feb;25(2):238-47. doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00405-5..
Keywords: Cancer: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Sexual Health, Men's Health