Exercise maintains sexual activity in men undergoing androgen suppression for prostate cancer: A randomized controlled trial

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-175

  Cormie, P ^a   Newton, R U ^a   Taaffe, D R ^a,b   Spry, N ^a,c,d   Joseph, D ^a,c,d   Akhlil Hamid, M ^e   Galvao D A ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerobic; libido; physical activity; resistance; sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QLQ PR25; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; KALLIKREINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, HORMONE-DEPENDENT; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882455641     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2012.52     Document Type: Article

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