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ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2017

Threat of Sexual Disqualification: The Consequences of Erectile Dysfunction and Other Sexual Changes for Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer.

Jane M Ussher, Janette Perz, Duncan Rose, Gary W Dowsett, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Williams, Ian Davis, David Latini

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Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jane M UssherCentre for Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia. j.ussher@westernsydney.edu.au.
Janette PerzCentre for Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Duncan RoseCentre for Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Gary W DowsettAustralian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Suzanne ChambersMenzies Health Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
Scott WilliamsPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ian DavisEastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
David LatiniPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Western Sydney University · AUAustralian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group · AUBaylor College of Medicine · USEastern Health · AULa Trobe University · AUPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gay and bisexual (GB) men with prostate cancer (PCa) have been described as an "invisible diversity" in PCa research due to their lack of visibility, and absence of identification of their needs. This study examined the meaning and consequences of erectile dysfunction (ED) and other sexual changes in 124 GB men with PCa and 21 male partners, through an on-line survey. A sub-sample of 46 men with PCa and seven partners also took part in a one-to-one interview. ED was reported by 72 % of survey respondents, associated with reports of emotional distress, negative impact on gay identities, and feelings of sexual disqualification. Other sexual concerns included loss of libido, climacturia, loss of sensitivity or pain during anal sex, non-ejaculatory orgasms, and reduced penis size. Many of these changes have particular significance in the context of gay sex and gay identities, and can result in feelings of exclusion from a sexual community central to GB men's lives. However, a number of men were reconciled to sexual changes, did not experience a challenge to identity, and engaged in sexual re-negotiation. The nature of GB relationships, wherein many men are single, engage in casual sex, or have concurrent partners, influenced experiences of distress, identity, and renegotiation. It is concluded that researchers and clinicians need to be aware of the meaning and consequences of sexual changes for GB men when designing studies to examine the impact of PCa on men's sexuality, advising GB men of the sexual consequences of PCa, and providing information and support to ameliorate sexual changes.

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BisexualityErectile DysfunctionHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProstatic NeoplasmsSexual PartnersSurveys and QuestionnairesErectile dysfunctionGay and bisexual menGay identityMasculinityProstate cancerSexual changes

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PMID27102603
PMCPMC5547193
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