ArticleThe journal of sexual medicine2022
Unmet Sexual Health Needs of Patients and Female Partners Following Diagnosis and Treatment for Prostate Cancer.
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- Sexual wellbeing support for men with prostate cancer: a qualitative study with patients.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Exploring the role of psychological flexibility in relationship functioning among couples coping with prostate cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Experience of sexual relationship of patients after radical prostatectomy: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Androgen deprivation therapy in advanced prostate cancer: insights from a real-world patient survey on health-related quality of life and information and communication sources.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A contemporary review of the treatments and challenges associated with penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy including a proposed optimal approach.International journal of impotence research · 2024Review
- Enhancing care: evaluating the impact of True North Sexual Health and Rehabilitation eTraining for healthcare providers working with prostate cancer patients and partners.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding the sexual health perceptions, concerns, and needs of female partners of prostate cancer survivors.The journal of sexual medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundProstate cancer (PCa) and its treatment can have significant and pervasive sexual side effects for patients and their partners; however, partner needs are not well understood, and most resources do not incorporate partner priorities.
aimOur objective was to perform a qualitative study to identify unmet sexual needs of patients and female partners after PCa diagnosis.
methodsWe conducted a qualitative study of posts to the Inspire Us TOO Prostate Cancer Online Support and Discussion Community. Overall, 6,193 posts were identified in the Sexual Health & Intimacy forum of the community, of which 661 posts were from female authors. A random sample of 10% (n = 66) of posts from female partners and an equal number of randomly selected posts from male patients were analyzed. OUTCOMES: We assessed sexual health themes among patients and female partners.
resultsMultiple themes emerged that were unique to female partners of PCa survivors. These included expanding the sexual repertoire, feeling invisible, contextualizing sexual intimacy within the broader picture of survival, and addressing relationship concerns. Patients and their partners also shared common sexual health themes, including coming to terms with changes in sexual function and frustration with clinicians. Both patients and their partners use online health communities to get support and share their experiences with sexual recovery and use of sexual aids. Psychosocial treatments were infrequently mentioned, and may be particularly helpful to address partner concerns. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: A common concern for couples was not receiving sufficient information from healthcare providers regarding sexual side effects from PCa and its treatment. STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS: Strengths of the study include leveraging a unique data source to address an understudied topic of sexual health concerns among partners after PCa diagnosis. However, members of an online community may not be representative of all couples facing PCa. Also, this analysis is limited to female partners of patients with PCa, and further study is underway to examine the sexual health needs among gay and bisexual couples.
conclusionBoth patients and female partners have many unmet sexual health needs during PCa survivorship, and designing interventions to incorporate partner perspectives may improve the management of sexual side effects of PCa for couples. Li R, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, et al. Unmet Sexual Health Needs of Patients and Female Partners Following Diagnosis and Treatment for Prostate Cancer. J Sex Med 2022;19:1797-1803.
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