What Every Gay Man Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer by Gerald Perlman

What Every Gay Man Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer by Gerald Perlman

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men and the second leading cause of deaths in men, after lung cancer. Men have a one in six chance of diagnosis with the number doubling for gay couples. While biology between gay and heterosexual is the same men, cultural differences in the ways in which gay men and heterosexuals experience diagnosis, treatment, and recovery vary widely. Most urologists, support groups, prostate cancer literature assume patients are heterosexual, leaving gay men to seek out reliable information particular to their needs on their own. What Every Gay Man Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer provides gay men with the essential answers to important questions often left undiscussed, such as: Which treatment will allow me to continue to experience receptive and/or directive anal intercourse? Which treatment might preserve the ejaculate? If I choose a treatment that leaves me with no semen, how am I--and my male sex partners--likely to react? What if my penis never again gets hard enough to penetrate a man? What are the effects of anal intercourse on PSA readings? Is there a correlation between anal intercourse and prostate cancer? How long must one wait after treatment to engage in anal stimulation of any sort? How will the absence of a prostate gland affect anal pleasure? What are the complications if one has HIV/AIDS in addition to prostate cancer? Will the size of my penis shrink after surgery? Also included are an updated glossary of technical terms and an appendix of resources for those seeking further information and/or looking to speak with other gay men who are either going through or have been through what the reader may be experiencing. About the Author Gerald Perlman, PhD, has been a Supervisor of Psychotherapy at Fordham and Yeshiva Universities and at the City University of New York as well as the William Alanson White Institute where he received his certificate in Psychoanalysis. Dr. Perlman has written numerous articles and chapters, and given presentations on the practice of psychotherapy and the mental health issues of gay men. He is a Former Director of Psychology Internship Training at Manhattan Psychiatric Center in NYC. And he is a former President of the New York Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychologists. Along with Jack Drescher, MD he co-edited, A Gay Mans Guide to Prostate Cancer (now out of print). In his private practice in NYC, Dr.Perlman specializes in individual and couples therapy. For the past 8 years he has been facilitating an ongoing, open-ended group of gay men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer under the auspices of Malecare, Inc. a non- profit self-help organization that focuses on men dealing with a variety of cancers. He lives in New York.

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ISBN 13	9781936833054
ISBN 10	1936833050
Title	What Every Gay Man Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer
Author	Gerald Perlman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Magnus Books
Year published	2013-03-13
Number of pages	280
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