Sex after prostatectomy – 13 years on
13 years after Alan had his prostate cancer treatment, we sat down with Victoria Cullen from A Touchy Subject to discuss our sex life!
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Getting erections back Prostate cancer treatments often lead to men losing their erections. Whilst there are ways to help regain those erections, it can be really difficult. As a result, many men struggle and often give up along the way. For Colin, a member of our local Support Group, giving up on his erections was …
Making love & sleeping naked
Remember how good it felt? Do you remember how great it felt to make love with your partner? Remember the feeling of your bodies close together, the pleasure it gave to both of you, and the lovely warmth of lying together afterwards? Do you recall how the simple act of making love seemed to bring …
How erections work – the simple version
How your body makes an erection If you’re a man, you’ve probably had an erection or two. They just happen – right? You wake up in the morning and there’s your old mate, standing to attention. Your good old, reliable, one-eyed trouser snake, popping up whenever you need him. All is well, until suddenly it …
For partners of men with prostate cancer – Part Two
Please read this first A few quick statements to bear in mind as you read this article:- I am not a healthcare professional and my comments do not constitute medical advice. I am a woman, so my perspective as a partner is likely to be different from that of a male partner. My experience relates …
Is your partner interested in sex?
Could menopause be the problem? If you’ve had treatment for prostate cancer, you probably know it can be hard to get hard (or stay hard). Assuming that you want to have sex, what do you do if your partner isn’t interested? If your partner is female, perhaps her reluctance has something to do with menopause …
What about my partner?
How do partners experience sex & intimacy after prostate cancer? Following surgical removal of the prostate gland, men and their partners experience a “new normal”. Firstly, they need to deal with urinary incontinence, which can last from a short period of time to a considerably longer period of time (how long is a piece of …
Is there sex after prostate cancer?
What about my sex life? This is the most frequently asked question and the thought uppermost in many men’s minds when they are first diagnosed with prostate cancer. There is no straightforward answer, because it depends on the stage of the cancer and the treatment that the man undergoes. It also depends on your definition …
