Friday, March 28, 2008

After prostate cancer operation does a man lose his sex desire

After prostate cancer operation does a man lose his sex desire?
I am not up on this topic so I must ask an expert here. I have written to a man who has has prostate cancer and the operation. I do not know him well so I do not ask this question. If I start to like this man, I am curious about what his sexual activies could or could not be. I am not hot and heavy into sex, but wonder where he is coming from.
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that depends. there is a nerve-sparing operation that spares these nerves... some do this and some dont... ask which type he had
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He is trying to prove himself, although I don't know why. He retains his desire, but can't get an erection. If you want a platonic relationship, go right ahead.
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Some prostate operations are "never sparing", meaning they were able to leave the nerves intact so everything would be normal or close to normal. HOWEVER, for a full cancer diagnosis, I would guess they would take as much tissue as necessary to leave nothing left behind not necessary. This will not affect the desire, but it would affect ......... performance, (See I did think of a nice word for it). On another note, remember the man behind the feelings, if you hit it off with him, their are other ways of him satisfying you & vice versa if the want to is there.
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Most of the time the nerve sparing surgery is performed. Some men have had penile implants that have had nerve damage so they can continue to have sex. I have heard men openly talk about it before. I would just follow his lead.
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Unfortunately, no. I say unfortunately because the ability to perform is severely reduced. Each man heals differently and even the nerve sparing procedures may not result in being able to get and maintain an erection. The percentage of those being able to do so is somewhere around 15-20% according to my urologist. Some men respond well to the Viagra/Cialis meds. But, many don't. There are other devices and strategies with which many men find some success. The only sure-fire way to have a reliable erection is to have an implant. There are many different types and they all work well, I'm told. I don't think your intended will have lost desire, but he will surely have lost some of his confidence and that might result in a reduced willingness to initiate or engage in sexual intercourse. But, there are a lot of ways to express love and physical intimacy that don't involve penetration of the penis into the vagina. And, sexual satisfaction on the part of the male can be achieved without an erection.




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Monday, March 24, 2008

How long can someone live with advanced prostate cancer

How long can someone live with advanced prostate cancer?
My dad is 53 years old and he was diagnosed a few days ago with advanced prostate cancer.. I don't know a lot of details.. just that his cancer extended a little on the tissues that are near the prostate.. He is taking hormonal medicine and an injection every 2 weeks.. I think the cancer is inoperable.. So, what can I except?
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years probably, otherwise there'd be surgery and/or radiation.
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http://www.cancer.gov/prostate this site gives you info you made need.





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Thursday, March 20, 2008

What are the odds that an orchiectomy will reduce the size of the prostate if you have prostate cancer at 87

What are the odds that an orchiectomy will reduce the size of the prostate if you have prostate cancer at 87?
I have had prostate cancer for years, now all of a sudden a new urologist says I need my testicles removed to slow the growth. Unless it will reduce the size of the prostate and allow me to urinate without a catheter, why shouldn't I just stick with the injections if it accomplishes the same thing chemically?
Is there any benefit to surgery that is worth the pain and risk?
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i'd get another opinion.



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Sunday, March 16, 2008

If someone was treated for prostate cancer how does that affect their sexual life

If someone was treated for prostate cancer how does that affect their sexual life?
A man I know said he had a "mild" case of prostate cancer and went through a few months of chemo for treatment.I don't want to ask him personal questions, but does that mean chances are he can't have sex any more?
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Keep in mind that each part of a man's sexual response is somewhat separate from the other parts. So, after some types of cancer treatment, a man may still desire sex and be able to ejaculate but not have an erection. After other types of treatment, a man may have the feeling of orgasm along with the contracting muscles even though semen no longer comes out. Most men getting chemo can still have normal erections. But a few have problems. Erections and desire often drop right after getting chemo but return in a week or so. Psychological effects of cancer treatment is fears about erections can sometimes lead to problems. Instead of letting go and feeling excited, a man may watch himself during sex to see how well he does. His fear of failure can make it happen
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It doesn't. There is no such thing as "mild" case of cancer. Cancer is cancer, not mild ever in my eyes. My father-in-law had stage 2 prostate cancer. For him, his Oncologist injected radioactive seeds directly into the tumor. These seeds dissolved the tumor which seemed in no time. This man is 80 yrs old and his wife is 78. Let me tell you, it has not stopped them. I know, the age, however they still have a very active sex life. Guess that's what true love can do. Blessings



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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

What are the chances of surviving a prostate cancer over the long-term if you are also diabetic

What are the chances of surviving a prostate cancer over the long-term if you are also diabetic?
Does the fact that you have Diabetes 2 complicate your recovery efforts? I am thinking that prostate cancer treatment might involve a dietary adjustment that might complicate what one is trying to do to cut down on sugar intake.
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Diabetes has no effect on surviving prostate cancer if you have not already developed complications from diabetes, but some prostate cancer treatments cause side effects that reduce the longterm survival rate for diabetes. Make sure you talk to your doc about all the treatment options and choose one that gives you the best chances for long-term health. Look into robotic surgery. If this is an option for you, it may cause the least amount of complications.
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I don't think having Diabetes 2 will effects on recovery. Speak to your doctor and letting them know about you trying to lower your sugar intake and they'll put you on the proper diet for your recovery. You can also do some research at http://www.healthadvicetopics.com/ they have good articles on both subjects.
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Diabete not will effect on prostate cancer. More info at http://www.cancerfactsmd.com/prostate-cancer/




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Saturday, March 8, 2008

How does masturbation reduce prostate cancer

How does masturbation reduce prostate cancer?
I don't really understand how it reduces Prostate Cancer! You rub your **** and it shoots out sperm, but how does it reduce it? WTF?
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I didn't know that either so heres a link now we can read and learn. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352278,00.html Learn something new all the time.
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Your prostate is located just below the bladder, and surrounds the urethra. It is responsible for generating the alkaline fluid in semen. It is believed that by ejaculating often you release carcinogens that may be stored in the prostate, therefore reducing the risk of cancer.
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Through use. a lot of prostate cancer starts through inactivity. If you keep ALL the parts working and operating, it seems to keep it at bay


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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Why is there not a large prostate cancer awareness movement like there is for breast cancer

Why is there not a large prostate cancer awareness movement like there is for breast cancer?
I ask this considering prostate cancer is more prevalent than breast cancer. Good god. I am not complaining. I am just wondering why there isn't one. Gwennie B, that is such a stereotpye. Believe it or not, most men are capable of being mature adults.
I'm sorry to say it, but your mentality about men is childish. No harm done, Gwennie.
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It is not a very fast moving cancer.
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Awareness movements are started by one person or group of people who persistently fundraise and campaign for whichever cause they are fighting for/against. This is how breast cancer movements got started. A small group of people saw a problem and decided to work towards fixing that problem. They planned, prepared and strategized. If you want more awareness about prostate cancer then get a group of your guys together and hit the pavement. You can't just sit around and expect someone to create awareness for you. edit: Nice Guy it's not a scapegoat answer. Every movement has to start somewhere so if when is concerned about a particular illness or what have you then it's reasonable to suggest they enlist the help of others to start some kind of group organization. I have lost a male family member due to cancer. I lost my father to breast cancer three years ago. I've been actively involved in local breast cancer organizations since he was diagnosed when I was 15.
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I think that, when a certain disease is highlighted more than others, its usually because the victims of that disease are the ones that don't go to the doctor and don't get check-ups. A lot of women think that they're too young to get breast cancer, and a lot of women don't even know how to give a self-breast exam. Maybe more men should get together and start their own 'prostate cancer' movement. Might I suggest turquoise for the color of your organization?
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I love this question. I ask my wife often why there is currently a commercial out there letting us know that so many women will die from heart disease, etc. I love my mom to death. I am wondering though, why is it that we focus on women's health much more than a man's? I think people dont care about men as much- we just need to work hard, pay bills and die fast.
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because women cant get it! Anything specific to men is always going to take a back seat to women's issues. I would also ask why is it that all the breast cancer ads fail to point out the number of men who get it each year! I had prostate cancer in my early 20's while in the Navy, Thankfully I beat it. I understand the prejudices that the Politically Correct masses have. Hell when some dumb ass ad pops up for Viagra or Cialis you always have a woman pitching its benefits to her. Hair club for men, has women saying how much more they love their man now that he has hair.
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I don't think it kills as many people as breast cancer. Usually your so old by the time you get it that it's pretty much time to check out any way. Men don't get all worked up about things like this the way women do. Women love a good reason to get together and cry and share and all that stuff.
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honestly people sympathize with women more then men
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Because men die with not from it. The five year survival rate is 99%. It doesn't grow fast. The ways men get checked are a PSA blood test and a rectal exam. Get men to get them done and it gets even better. If you want a movement just do it!
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Because the world is far more focused on women and men are very squeamish about testing.
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Because of Dan.
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I have a feeling a lot of it has to do with the fact that most men would like to forget that they have prostates at all. Mention it and most men in a room will tighten up reactively, trying to shake away the idea of colonoscopies, uncomfortable moments where the place they keep the most private is invaded, often with connotations in their minds of homosexuality and "not being a real man" by being "violated" there. Women take a certain amount of pride in their breasts, often. At the very least, they aren't stigmatized as much as most straight men's prostates and butts are. EDIT: I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that all men are that way, and I like to believe that men are more mature and professional about their health. I was merely positing this as one reason, at least for some men. Whenever I sort of try and gauge the cultural attitude towards prostate health, it seems like we're still stuck in the dark ages. We joke about it, talk about it less than women's gynecological health (as your question cites), and it just seems like this has to at least be a factor, right? When we have TV jokes like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHKTE75dgE4 EDIT: Martillo1: Wow, I'm not sure where the anger is coming from. I don't purport to be an expert on straight men, or men at all. Heck, I don't purport to be an expert on women, either. I'm just offering this up as one explanation. Seriously . . . does nobody see the "I have a feeling" that precedes my hypothesis? I'm not saying it's fact . . .
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Our society has been feminized. Everything must be done to protect women while men are tossed aside. Look how the government spends money on women's health. It far outspends men's health. As another poster mentioned, commercials like cialis, viagra, axe, hair products etc. all send the message that it's about what's best for HER. It's HIS body but those products are all about the wife or girlfriend. Forget about what's healthy because god forbid the woman doesn't get her way. More examples of the double standards in society.
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Gwennie-I see your top contributor for glbt, maybe you should be top contritbutor for men's health since your such an expert on straight men. Gwennie-OK, I am sorry, you are right, I missed that first part. I'll got to the beer, wine, and spirts forum, have a drink and relax.
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There is in Australia what are you talking about? There is the prostate cancer month (September,) the sky blue ribbons the proceeds go to finding a cure. They have campaigned numerous ads aimed at males to get checked out before it's too late. I do think there still needs to be more attention, but it's not like people don't care because we do! My family and I support it every year.
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There is generally more focus on diseases that affect women now, due partly to the fact that women's diseases (breast cancer does affect men, but not very often, enough that it really could be considered a gendered disease) weren't always given the same treatment as men's diseases for years. Now we've gone the opposite way on these things. I do believe, however, that if someone started a movement, it would take off, assuming they knew what they were doing and had money, which we don't all have. All it really would take is someone like Lance Armstrong with testicular cancer, although Armstrong used his yellow ribbons to promote all kinds of cancer. Here, I think, if there is any problem, we'd run into it. For whatever reason, it's not socially acceptable to only focus on men these days, and I do think if there was a large enough movement somebody would complain about that too. However, by and large I think it would be embraced.
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The Breast Cancer people just managed to hit on a marketing gold mine. If only all disease campaigners were this successful. I've seen men here getting bitter about all the attention it gets but it's hardly a man vs woman issue. Women get other cancers and diseases too that don't get this much attention. You can't blame people for their success.
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They do campaigns on it in Canada, blue ribbon, like the pink ribbon for breast cancer. Not sure about other countries since I don't live int hem or ask people about it. It is an awful lot less advertised and publicized than breast cancer though, that's for sure.
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in Australia there is a small start to the prostate issue. tv ads and that's about it it was privately funded by one who was dying from it originally & gathered mo-mention and the powers that be could not refute the evidence. so now begrudgingly the govt has started to recognize the issue of men's health the budget has almost doubled to the men's health programs but it is far from enough to even scratch the surface as double of nothing is still nothing that is an exaggeration but you get the idea to bring the Govt funding to parallel with woman's health herewill not happen. well i don't have the figures but on a % basics out of 100% men's health gets around 3% compared to woman's health 97% it is the squeaky wheal that gets the oil
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There is, there was Movember, there's an ad on TV and in chemists here with the guy from "The Castle" talking about checking your prostate and actually it was in the news today: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/02/2505527.htm I think the reason it's more taboo is because checking it involves sticking your finger up your bum...sorry but true. That's what the ad on TV was about, to try and make people not feel weird about it. Also I agree with Eileen, people with breast cancer experience started their movement, if you're unhappy start one for prostate cancer. It does take people to get things done. Some movements have more strength than others, that's just the way it is. Why is there a bigger fuss about FGM compared to MGM? I campaign against the second one... Harriet



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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Can you help with this question about prostate cancer and pomegranate juice

Can you help with this question about prostate cancer and pomegranate juice?
I have a strong family history of prostate cancer (father & older brother). I am now over 65 and my PSA tests have remained at normal levels I have that test and a rectal exam by a urologist done annually. I've heard recently that pomegranate juice may be of value in treating men wiith prostate cancer whose cancer is still progressing despite radiation and/or hormonal therapy. What I'd like to know is this: (1) Is there any evidence that it might help in preventing or delaying onset of the disease? and (2) Is there any indication it could interfere with early diagnosis by skewing the PSA test? Cat Lover: Thank you for your kind remarks. Last year after reading an article that advised taking 4 times the usual recommended dose of Vitamin D3 I asked my urologist about it and he was able to tell me nothing. I think he would have no more information about pomegranate juice. I find that most doctors' knowledge of therapies is restricted to treatment of trauma, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and the latest drugs the big pharmaceutical companies are pushing. They don't seem to know or even care about alternative therapies. I know, of course, there are exceptional doctors who do, but it's difficult to find them.
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Here's one definition of pomegranae juice, but there's no mention of curing cancer. Pomegranate Fruit The exotic red pomenengrante fruit is another exemplification of how fruits and vegetables are incredibly rich sources of healing constituents including antioxidant compounds and pigments. The juice of the pomegrante fruit is exceptionally rich in polyphenol compounds which act as potent antioxidants in the body that intrinsically target the arteries. Recent studies with pomegranante juice have demonstrated that the constitueunts it delivers helped to prevent artierial plaque formation and significantly reduces the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. The latter affect has been attributed to the observation that pomegranante increased the levels of the enzyme paraoxonase, which has been found to break down oxidized cholesterol.
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Nope a recent study failed to produce any evidence it did any good at all for any medical malady
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Why don't you ask your doctor? Most of the men (boys) who answer questions here are too young to even think of prostate cancer! They are more obsessed about sex! I think this pomegranate juice theory is relatively new, and no real studies have been done. Your best bet is to keep on having the PSA tests regularly. You are at the age where it is very important to do this. I have no idea whether the juice would interfere with the PSA test or not. Again, ask your doctor. And just because there has been a lot of prostate cancer in your family, doesn't guarantee you will get it. Just keep having those tests! If you should get it, treatment is so much better these days than it was years ago. Good luck!
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I haven't come across pomegranate juice in my research, but the pips in pomegranates could contain B17, which, would help tremendously. Please spend some time studying this site to answer lots of questions, This is an article worth reading for anyone who needs to be disabused of the belief that the orthodox cancer treatments with toxic chemo-"therapy" actually work. Since when is the destruction of one's immune system with toxic chemo and radiation therapeutic? And how does cutting out a part of the body solve a 'whole-body' problem? Something to ponder while reading the article. The 5-year survival figures, (for orthodox treatment), not to be confused with the successful treatment of the disease, for the major cancers are: stomach - 5 percent trachea, bronchus and lung -5 percent breast -50 percent oesophagus -5 percent large intestine - 22 percent pancreas - 4 percent liver - 2 percent According to the government's own figures, around 2 percent of chemotherapy recipients are still alive after 5 years: the term 'alive' is used, here, in its literal sense: i.e. not yet clinically dead. 'Chemotherapy and radiotherapy will make the ancient method of drilling holes in a patient's head, to permit the escape of demons, look relatively advanced...the use of cobalt...effectively closes the door on cure.'17 The five year survival rates for the different onslaughts are: 11 Surgery - 22 percent Radiotherapy -12 percent Surgery/radiotherapy combined - 6 percent Chemotherapy plus others - 2.5 percent Chemotherapy alone - 1.6 percent .none of which has stopped the cancer industry from carrying out the same procedures, day in, day out, for decades: with the same deadly, inevitable results. 'It is utter nonsense to claim that catching cancer symptoms early enough will increase the patient's chances of survival: not one scientist or study has proven that in any way. My studies have proved conclusively that untreated cancer victims live up to four times longer than treated individuals. If one has cancer and opts to do nothing at all, he will live longer and feel better than if he undergoes radiation, chemotherapy or surgery, other than used in immediate life-threatening situation.' EAT: Organically-grown, if possible, fruit, vegetables, peas, beans, rice: chemically-grown carrots are out. Non-organic cabbage, broccoli, sprouts, mushrooms etc. should be boiled for a couple of minutes in salted water, drained and rinsed, then cooked. Lettuce and similar foods which cannot be cleansed with this process or peeled should be home-grown or avoided. Emphasise raw foods; whole grain breads; soya products: tofu, soymilk, miso. Eat B17 foods regularly - seeds of apricot, peach, plum, cherry, apple; sprouted alfalfa, mung and wheat seeds; millet, lentils, watercress, lima beans, blackeye beans, broccoli, cabbage, buckwheat, linseed etc. (Hard seeds like peach and apricot should be broken open, and the soft inside eaten) Garlic is the supreme plant from a physician's and a cook's point of view: eat it raw, cooked: grow it: use it as a medicine for everything from cancer and tuberculosis to coughs, colds, infections, high blood pressure, whooping cough, chemical/heavy metal/radiation detoxification etc., etc. Take a look at the site below which explains many misunderstood things about the cancer industry, and has some natural cures too. Cancer http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html




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