The journey towards recovery from prostate cancer, treatment and its aftermath
On the sixth anniversary of my prostate cancer surgery I celebrate good health and ongoing recovery. I test every year and I am grateful that my cancer remains undetectable. And [...]
By CJ We have always had a very active sex life and cancer was not going to stop us from our fun. Cancer has affected us both, breast cancer for [...]
By Martin Wells There have been plenty of ups and downs in my cancer journey, but one thing that has made my experience different is the way my brain works. [...]
By Markus Jager I am 56, in reasonably good shape and health. My prostate cancer was found early and my histology report after the op came back clean. Right [...]
This Saturday July 19 is an opportunity to participate in a live, interactive conversation about sex with erectile differences. [Editor's note: See below for some notes on the meeting outcomes.] [...]
By David Nobody questions when a woman gets an implant after a mastectomy. Why should prostate cancer be any different when functionality is lost? Since I got a penile [...]
Over the last five weeks I received mechanical shockwave therapy (SWT) to help with my ED. It has worked well for me. It's not for everyone, but I think this [...]
By Rhys Leeming and Mish Middelmann For anybody whose prostate cancer is beginning to come back, a huge challenge is knowing it's back but not knowing exactly where it is. [...]
Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT or LI-ESWT), sometimes also called acoustic wave therapy, is a promising alternative treatment for both erectile dysfunction (ED) and Peyronie's Disease. On the strong [...]
Loss of libido is one of the many distressing effects of Androgen Deprivation Treatment (ADT) commonly experienced by men with advanced or recurring prostate cancer - and of course [...]
"Research on sexual outcomes in prostate cancer survivors has focused on the restoration of erections after treatment," notes a brand new peer-reviewed article by William Kinnaird and others. "The aim [...]
My experience with Levitra (vardenafil) has been slightly more positive than with Cialis (tadalafil) or Viagra (sildenafil). It definitely helps the quality of my erections. The side effects are slightly [...]
28 February 2025: It's five years since my robotic assisted radical prostatectomy in 2020. In this video I look back with gratitude at the surgery that saved my life. I [...]
I feel like my erectile differences and those of millions of other men and our partners have been buried behind a wall of shame and effective silence. If mentioned [...]
By Michael Ward Since my radical prostatectomy at the age of 67, I have been lucky enough to develop the capacity for multiple orgasms - two to five in quick [...]
It's time to accept erectile difference and celebrate what's erotic about soft male genitalia. About half of all men over 50, and most men treated for prostate cancer, experience some [...]
Today I am celebrating the gift of subtler forms of pelvic floor recovery after prostate cancer, including the aptly named "Reverse Kegels." Toronto's only male pelvic floor specialist physiotherapist has [...]
July 18, 2024: Over 50% of the nearly three thousand men in the 2022 EUPROMS study reported sexual function to be a big or moderate problem. I think the main [...]
By Colleen Dawson We're finding that senior sex can be fun, provided we are flexible about outcomes. As we explore the different situation after my husband's prostate surgery, we are [...]
The long term outcomes since my radical prostatectomy are very good, particularly from the point of view that my cancer is still undetectable on my regular checkups. In my quality [...]
