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Suitable sexual health care according to men with prostate cancer and their partners

PURPOSE: To determine which health care provider and what timing is considered most suitable to discuss sexual and relational changes after prostate cancer treatment according to the point of view of men and their partners. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among men diagnosed with pro...

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Autores principales: Grondhuis Palacios, Lorena A., Krouwel, Esmée M., den Oudsten, Brenda L., den Ouden, Marjolein E. M., Kloens, Gert Jan, van Duijn, Grethe, Putter, Hein, Pelger, Rob C. M., Elzevier, Henk W.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6209012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29876833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4290-2
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author Grondhuis Palacios, Lorena A.
Krouwel, Esmée M.
den Oudsten, Brenda L.
den Ouden, Marjolein E. M.
Kloens, Gert Jan
van Duijn, Grethe
Putter, Hein
Pelger, Rob C. M.
Elzevier, Henk W.
author_facet Grondhuis Palacios, Lorena A.
Krouwel, Esmée M.
den Oudsten, Brenda L.
den Ouden, Marjolein E. M.
Kloens, Gert Jan
van Duijn, Grethe
Putter, Hein
Pelger, Rob C. M.
Elzevier, Henk W.
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description PURPOSE: To determine which health care provider and what timing is considered most suitable to discuss sexual and relational changes after prostate cancer treatment according to the point of view of men and their partners. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among men diagnosed with prostate cancer or treated after active surveillance, who received laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and/or hormonal therapy. If applicable, partners were included as well. RESULTS: In this survey, 253 men and 174 partners participated. Mean age of participating men was 69.3 years (SD 6.9, range 45–89). The majority (77.8%) was married and average length of relationship was 40.3 years (SD 14.1, range 2–64). Out of 250 men, 80.5% suffered from moderate to severe erectile dysfunction. Half of them (50.2%, n = 101) was treated for erectile dysfunction and great part was partially (30.7%, n = 31) up to not satisfied (25.7%, n = 26). Half of the partners (50.6%, n = 81) found it difficult to cope with sexual changes. A standard consultation with a urologist-sexologist to discuss altered sexuality is considered preferable by 74.7% (n = 183). Three months after treatment was the most suitable timing according to 47.6% (n = 49). CONCLUSIONS: During follow-up consultations, little attention is paid to the impact of treatment-induced sexual dysfunction on the relationship of men with prostate cancer and their partners. A standard consultation with a urologist-sexologist 3 months after treatment to discuss sexual and relational issues is considered as most preferable.
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spelling pubmed-62090122018-11-13 Suitable sexual health care according to men with prostate cancer and their partners Grondhuis Palacios, Lorena A. Krouwel, Esmée M. den Oudsten, Brenda L. den Ouden, Marjolein E. M. Kloens, Gert Jan van Duijn, Grethe Putter, Hein Pelger, Rob C. M. Elzevier, Henk W. Support Care Cancer Original Article PURPOSE: To determine which health care provider and what timing is considered most suitable to discuss sexual and relational changes after prostate cancer treatment according to the point of view of men and their partners. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among men diagnosed with prostate cancer or treated after active surveillance, who received laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and/or hormonal therapy. If applicable, partners were included as well. RESULTS: In this survey, 253 men and 174 partners participated. Mean age of participating men was 69.3 years (SD 6.9, range 45–89). The majority (77.8%) was married and average length of relationship was 40.3 years (SD 14.1, range 2–64). Out of 250 men, 80.5% suffered from moderate to severe erectile dysfunction. Half of them (50.2%, n = 101) was treated for erectile dysfunction and great part was partially (30.7%, n = 31) up to not satisfied (25.7%, n = 26). Half of the partners (50.6%, n = 81) found it difficult to cope with sexual changes. A standard consultation with a urologist-sexologist to discuss altered sexuality is considered preferable by 74.7% (n = 183). Three months after treatment was the most suitable timing according to 47.6% (n = 49). CONCLUSIONS: During follow-up consultations, little attention is paid to the impact of treatment-induced sexual dysfunction on the relationship of men with prostate cancer and their partners. A standard consultation with a urologist-sexologist 3 months after treatment to discuss sexual and relational issues is considered as most preferable. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018-06-07 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6209012/ /pubmed/29876833 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4290-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Grondhuis Palacios, Lorena A.
Krouwel, Esmée M.
den Oudsten, Brenda L.
den Ouden, Marjolein E. M.
Kloens, Gert Jan
van Duijn, Grethe
Putter, Hein
Pelger, Rob C. M.
Elzevier, Henk W.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6209012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29876833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4290-2
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