ReviewNature reviews. Urology2013
Exercise therapy for sexual dysfunction after prostate cancer.
Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Causal relationship between 150 skin microbiomes and prostate cancer: insights from bidirectional mendelian randomization and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of resistance exercise in prostate cancer patients : A systematic review update as of March 2020.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of resistance exercise on physical performance and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Pooled it
- Exercise and Psychosexual Education to Improve Sexual Function in Men With Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Improving sexual health in men with prostate cancer: randomised controlled trial of exercise and psychosexual therapies.BMC cancer · 2014Trial
- Impact of recreational football in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.BJUI compass · 2025Article
- Endothelial Piezo1 sustains muscle capillary density and contributes to physical activity.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2022Article
- Sexual function and rehabilitation after radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a review.International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
- Evidence Supports PA Prescription for Parkinson's Disease: Motor Symptoms and Non-Motor Features: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Interplay between Vascular Function and Sexual Health in Prostate Cancer: The Potential Benefits of Exercise Training.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- The Impact of Prostate Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Narrative Review with a Focus on Randomized Data.Research and reports in urology · 2020Review
- Enhanced Patient Activation in Cancer Care Transitions: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Tailored Electronic Health Intervention for Men With Prostate Cancer.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Perceptions of masculinity and body image in men with prostate cancer: the role of exercise.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- The use of exercise interventions to overcome adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy.Nature reviews. Urology · 2016Review
- Interest in Health Behavior Intervention Delivery Modalities Among Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR cancer · 2016Article
- Long-term health-related quality of life of prostate cancer survivors varies by primary treatment. Results from the PiCTure (Prostate Cancer Treatment, your experience) study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2015Article
- Sexuality and exercise in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Article
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Abstract
Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common, distressing and persistent adverse effects of prostate cancer treatment, and has a profound effect on quality of life for the patient and his partner. Current health-care provisions are inadequate to address the demand for the management of sexual dysfunction, with approximately half of prostate cancer survivors reporting unmet sexual health-care needs. Management strategies predominately involve pharmacological interventions to address the direct physiological effects of prostate cancer treatment on erectile function. However, the aetiology of sexual dysfunction is multifaceted and considerable physiological and psychological adverse effects of prostate cancer treatments, which are not addressed by pharmacological intervention, contribute to sexual dysfunction. Exercise has established efficacy for improving many of these factors in men with prostate cancer, including changes in body composition (especially to counteract body feminization), fatigue, physical function, risk of comorbid conditions, depression, anxiety and quality of life. Emerging evidence indicates that exercise also has a positive effect on sexual desire and sexual activity in men with prostate cancer.
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