TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of radical prostatectomy on gay and bisexual men's sexual functioning and behavior
T2 - qualitative results from the restore study
AU - Simon Rosser, B. R.
AU - Capistrant, Benjamin
AU - Torres, Maria Beatriz
AU - Konety, Badrinath
AU - Merengwa, Enyinnaya
AU - Mitteldorf, Darryl
AU - West, William
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - To advance research on the sexual effects of prostate cancer in sexual minorities, we conducted telephone interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men (GBM) who had undergone radical prostatectomies. Challenges to sexual functioning included anatomical penile changes, loss of ejaculate, climacturia, and erectile dysfunction. All sexual behavior with other men, not just insertive anal sex, was affected, across all stages of the sexual response cycle. Rather than narrowly focusing on erectile functioning, rehabilitation for GBM needs to be comprehensive in addressing anatomical changes, sexual behavior comprehensively, and functioning across the sexual response cycle. Seven recommendations for practitioner education are identified.
AB - To advance research on the sexual effects of prostate cancer in sexual minorities, we conducted telephone interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men (GBM) who had undergone radical prostatectomies. Challenges to sexual functioning included anatomical penile changes, loss of ejaculate, climacturia, and erectile dysfunction. All sexual behavior with other men, not just insertive anal sex, was affected, across all stages of the sexual response cycle. Rather than narrowly focusing on erectile functioning, rehabilitation for GBM needs to be comprehensive in addressing anatomical changes, sexual behavior comprehensively, and functioning across the sexual response cycle. Seven recommendations for practitioner education are identified.
KW - Erectile dysfunction
KW - orgasm
KW - psychiatric treatment
KW - relationship factors
KW - sexual orientation
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U2 - 10.1080/14681994.2016.1217985
DO - 10.1080/14681994.2016.1217985
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84984617657
SN - 1468-1994
VL - 31
SP - 432
EP - 445
JO - Sexual and Relationship Therapy
JF - Sexual and Relationship Therapy
IS - 4
ER -
