The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia is conducting an international survey of men’s experiences of sexual activity following treatment for prostate cancer.
The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink wishes to be very clear that the survey contains explicit questions that may be distressing or even offensive to some people. However, we have personally reviewed the survey questions. We consider that they are reasonable and that survey participants have the opportunity to bring any personal sexual practices to the attention of the research team. We also wish to be clear that this survey is not in any way about the management of sexual dysfunction. It is entirely focused on what survey participants actually do sexually.
The aims of this survey include the following:
- To learn more about how men adapt their sexual activities to prostate cancer treatments
- To apply these findings to develop ways to help men overcome the side effects of prostate cancer therapy
- To develop programs to help prostate cancer patients remain sexually active after prostate cancer treatment
If you have been treated for prostate cancer, please click here to participate in this important survey. The survey is anonymous and should take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.
The survey comprises questions related to background, sexual identity, relationship status, prostate cancer treatment, and sexual practices before and after treatment. This project has received ethics approval from the La Trobe University Human Ethics Committee.
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer | Tagged: sexual activity, sexuality, survey, Treatment |
THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 
Kathy Meade posted the same information on the pcai@prostatepointers.org support list. My reply posted to that list was: “Thanks for the info, Kathy, but I think John Mulhall, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has pretty much addressed the questions listed in the Melbourne paper.”
But this is a survey, not a paper … so I believe it’s not addressing issues so much as probing them …? We need all the information we can get on these issues, don’t we?
I had my surgery for prostate cancer on November 11
My prostate is out, but I stiill have cancer in my body. I don’t know what I can do now.
May God bless you .
Andre Mbaya
Dear Andre:
If you join our social network, people there will be able to help you to understand your opportunities.
I had prostate cancer in 1989. They removed it and had to cut the nerve. Is there any way I could ever have sex again?
I suggest you join our social network and ask questions there.
After my annual physical exam my PSA went to 1.8 from 0.8 last year. My doctor sent me to a urology specialist.
After biopsies, my Gleason was at 6. Cancer length is 0.06 mm. They are now considering surgery. My age is 70 and I am in good health, except for you know what. Before they start cutting and zapping me I would like to consider active s. This is all new to me, this just was anounced last week.
Dear Mr. Blake:
I would suggest you joined our social network, where you could ask questions of other men who have prior experience with this condition. You would appear to have plenty of time to make good decisions.
When are the results of this survey expected; having completed it I’m interested to see the findings.
Rob: I have no idea. That’s a question you would need to direct to the study managers. (There’s an e-mail address on their study web site.)