Flexibility in men's sexual practices in response to iatrogenic erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment

Sexual Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 115-120

  Dowsett, Gary W ^a   Lyons, Anthony ^a   Duncan, Duane ^a   Wassersug, Richard J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anal intercourse; Erectile dysfunction; Prostate cancer; Sexual practice; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84979797956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20501161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sm2.32     Document Type: Article

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