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Men's Health
Prostate cancer and your sex life
Undergoing treatment and managing the condition can lower libido and lead to erectile dysfunction.
Considerable emotional and mental processing comes with a prostate cancer diagnosis. "Prostate cancer strikes a personal part of a man's body, and for most, it is a glaring sign of aging and a reminder they are not as young as before," says Dr. Mark Pomerantz, an oncologist with Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Then there is the stressful decision about treatment. Yet many men don't realize how much their choice may influence their sex life.
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