How is a man’s sexual desire after going through prostate cancer and surgery? Do they go through remission?
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How is a man’s sexual desire after going through prostate cancer and surgery? Do they go through remission?
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Any cancer diagnosis is traumatic, but for men, a diagnosis of prostate cancer can feel very traumatic because it often (but not always) means the end of erections, permanent erectile dysfunction (ED). That usually dampens or eliminates men’s libidos, at least until they are through treatment. After treatment—surgery, radiation, or hormones—some men never recover their sex drive, but most do, at least to some extent.
All types of prostate cancer treatment are equally effective, with virtually identical long-term survival outcomes. But surgery (removal of the gland) has a reputation for causing the most ED unless it’s “nerve-sparing” surgery, which may preserve erection function, but no guarantees.
Even if a prostate cancer survivor cannot raise an erection, he can still enjoy a fulfilling sex life. Men don’t need erections to experience erotic pleasure or orgasm. That’s right, with enough erotic stimulation, men can enjoy great orgasms with flaccid penises.
For more on this, read the article, Sex After Prostate Cancer.