Prostate cancer thrives on testosterone and one possible treatment is artificial suppression of testosterone, known as Androgen Deprivation Therapy or ADT.
People thrive on sensual pleasure. Erectile differences often feel like a block to sensual and sexual satisfaction, but they don't need to be. I have personal experience of this and [...]
CJ and JL are a creative, joyful loving couple who have been whacked by cancer. Husband JL was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 45, on the [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
By Tony Collier Having told me I’d be starting on Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), my oncologist went on to say “Regrettably, once you start on ADT you’ll be unable [...]
By Anonymous I was 60 years old when diagnosed with prostate cancer and got radiotherapy treatment for 37 days and hormone suppression treatment (ADT) for 3 years. It felt like [...]
By John It's 9 months since my orchiectomy in June 2022. So far I haven't had any reason to think that I made the wrong choice. I can't believe [...]
By John In June this year I chose to have my testicles surgically removed, as an alternative to a lifetime on Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). In terms of my [...]
By John I was 58 when I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015. I tried alternative treatments initially as I was not that keen on potential side [...]
By Adrian When my prostate cancer came back in 2020, I had salvage radiation for six weeks and now I am on ADT hormone suppression treatment for three years. [...]
By Martin Wells After my radical prostatectomy didn’t catch all the cancer, I was prescribed 25 sessions of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and two and a half years [...]
By Martin Wells "No sex after ADT" - the biggest fear of many men with prostate cancer. Here's how my sexuality adapted to Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). Along the [...]
By Martin Wells Not everybody gets to have their cancer cut out and then stay in remission. Here's the beginning of my story of ongoing cancer after prostatectomy. I [...]
