Desire: Information for men with a cancer history
DESIRE: MENTAL & EMOTIONAL INTEREST
How cancer affects desire:
- Hormonal therapies can reduce desire
- Chemotherapy and radiation can cause fatigue and brain fog, reducing desire
- Depression, trauma, or changes in identity after cancer may reduce interest in sex
ERECTIONS:PHYSICAL RESPONSE
How cancer affects erections:
- Prostate, bladder, colorectal, or pelvic cancer surgery can damage nerves
- Radiation can cause progressive vascular damage
- Chemotherapy may affect nerve signaling
- Some medications (pain meds, antidepressants) impair erections
Desire & Erections: related & distinct aspects of sexual function