What Gay and Bisexual Men Treated for Prostate Cancer Are Offered and Attempt as Sexual Rehabilitation for Prostate Cancer: Results from the Restore Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This is the first known study to investigate what gay and bisexual men are offered and what they try as rehabilitation to address the sexual and urinary effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Methods

A total of 193 gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer were recruited from a large male cancer survivor support and advocacy website. Online participants completed survey questions asking what rehabilitation treatments were offered, what they tried and what their satisfaction was with outcomes.

Results

Most participants (68.4%) reported being out as gay/bisexual to at least 1 cancer specialist. Only 8.8% reported that a sexual history was taken. The most common problems reported were loss of ejaculate (93.8%), erectile difficulties (89.6%), change in sense o

SUBMITTER: Rosser BRS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923623 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature