TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain and Loss of Pleasure in Receptive Anal Sex for Gay and Bisexual Men following Prostate Cancer Treatment
T2 - Results from the Restore-1 Study
AU - Wheldon, Christopher W.
AU - Polter, Elizabeth J.
AU - Rosser, B. R.Simon
AU - Kapoor, Aditya
AU - Talley, Kristine M.C.
AU - Haggart, Ryan
AU - Kohli, Nidhi
AU - Konety, Badrinath R.
AU - Mitteldorf, Darryl
AU - Ross, Michael W.
AU - West, William
AU - Wright, Morgan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Prostate cancer treatments disrupt receptive anal intercourse (RAI) for gay and bisexual men (GBM). Sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer treatment may include severe pain in the anorectum during RAI (i.e., anodyspareunia). The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of prostate cancer and its treatments on RAI among GBM. Data were from a cross-sectional online survey of 100 GBM prostate cancer survivors who reported pleasurable RAI prior to treatment. Approximately 47% of the sample reported recent RAI, which was more common among GBM in long-term relationships. RAI was also associated with engagement in other sexual behaviors (e.g., oral and insertive anal sex). Anodyspareunia was reported by 23% of the men who had attempted recent RAI. Anodyspareunia was negatively associated with mental health, performing oral sex on a partner, and bowel function. The overwhelming majority received no information from their healthcare providers about loss of RAI function prior to prostate cancer treatment. Culturally responsive cancer survivorship care may need to address the loss of RAI function for GBM prostate cancer survivors.
AB - Prostate cancer treatments disrupt receptive anal intercourse (RAI) for gay and bisexual men (GBM). Sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer treatment may include severe pain in the anorectum during RAI (i.e., anodyspareunia). The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of prostate cancer and its treatments on RAI among GBM. Data were from a cross-sectional online survey of 100 GBM prostate cancer survivors who reported pleasurable RAI prior to treatment. Approximately 47% of the sample reported recent RAI, which was more common among GBM in long-term relationships. RAI was also associated with engagement in other sexual behaviors (e.g., oral and insertive anal sex). Anodyspareunia was reported by 23% of the men who had attempted recent RAI. Anodyspareunia was negatively associated with mental health, performing oral sex on a partner, and bowel function. The overwhelming majority received no information from their healthcare providers about loss of RAI function prior to prostate cancer treatment. Culturally responsive cancer survivorship care may need to address the loss of RAI function for GBM prostate cancer survivors.
KW - HIV Infections
KW - Prostatic Neoplasms
KW - Pain
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Homosexuality, Male/psychology
KW - Sexual and Gender Minorities
KW - Humans
KW - Pleasure
KW - Male
KW - Bisexuality
KW - Sexual Behavior/psychology
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2021.1939846
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2021.1939846
M3 - Article
C2 - 34219559
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 59
SP - 826
EP - 833
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 7
ER -
