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The Male Perspective
As with female patients, all cancers can have an impact
on men's physical, intellectual and emotional health and
therefore their sexuality.
In men, cancer of the prostate, bladder, rectum and
testes may affect sexual function. Following treatment,
men may experience loss of desire, absence of ejaculation
and inability to reach orgasm. Staying sexually active
after cancer treatment may help, although some patients
experience emotional as well as physical challenges.
A man's sense of well-being may be affected in addition
to his energy level and sexual capacities.
Men should not hesitate to discuss sexual
dysfunction, whether related to cancer treatment
or not, with their health care team. Even without a
cancer diagnosis, 47 percent of US men older than
75 experience erectile dysfunction, according to the
National Institutes of Health. Sexual dysfunction
may be compounded by excess weight, smoking,
alcohol consumption or health problems such as
heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease
or diabetes.
