Understanding the sexual health perceptions, concerns, and needs of female partners of prostate cancer survivors.
Natasha GuptaLaura ZebibDaniela WittmannChristian J NelsonCarolyn A SalterJohn P MulhallNataliya ByrneTatiana Sanchez NolascoStacy LoebPublished in: The journal of sexual medicine (2023)
We found that female partners experience PCa-related sexual dysfunction as a couple's disease, grief due to age- and PCa-related sexual losses, and a lack of physician-led sexual health counseling and information. Our results highlight the importance of including partners of PCa survivors in the sexual recovery process and of developing sexual care programs to address partners' unmet sexual health needs.