Authors: Leslie R. Schover, Schover
ISBN-13: 9780471181941, ISBN-10: 0471181943
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: September 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
LESLIE R. SCHOVER, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and sex therapist at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Widely recognized as the leading authority on cancer and sexuality, Dr. Schover is in great demand as a lecturer and consultant. Her writings and interviews appear frequently in a variety of print and broadcast media.
"Finally! Such a comprehensive resource for survivors has been long overdue." Michelle Melin, M.P.P., Director of Patient Services Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
"An excellent, well-researched book that responds to the needs of survivors." Anna Meadows, M.D. Director, Division of Oncology and Children's Cancer Research Center Children's Hospital of Phildadelphia.
Now as never before cancer survivors are discovering their potential for renewed sexuality, which many may never have thought possible. In this comprehensive new book, the leading authority in the field carefully and reassuringly explains your options and gives you the accurate, up-to-date information you need to take advantage of them. Now you can make the decisions that are best for you based on recent medical advances and the newest perspectives. This unique guide covers:
* The kinds of sexual problems both men and women are likely to face after treatment and state-of-the-art solutions
* The most effective infertility treatments
* How to assess the risks of pregnancy
* The latest information on body image, low sex drive, performance anxieties, medications, sex aids, and reconstructive surgery
* Special topics such as sex after breast or prostate cancer, and the specific problems facing gays, singles, and survivors of childhood cancers.
Addresses the needs of people who have sexual problems as the result of cancer and cancer treatments. Covers emotional and communication issues as well as the particular needs of those who have had breast, prostate, and many other types of cancer. Also discusses female and male infertility, survivors of childhood cancer, gay and lesbian cancer survivors, and sex after radical surgery. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
How to Use This Book | ||
1 | Sex, Cancer, and Your Emotions | 3 |
2 | Am I Normal? Men's Sexual Health | 14 |
3 | Greater Expectations: Women's Sexual Health | 21 |
4 | Getting the Words Out: Talking about Sex | 30 |
5 | Going Back to Bed | 42 |
6 | Safer Sex after Cancer: Preventing Disease and Unwanted Pregnancy | 52 |
7 | Getting the Help You Need for a Sexual Problem | 61 |
8 | Where Did My Libido Go? | 64 |
9 | Enhancing Sexual Desire after Cancer | 71 |
10 | Causes of Erection Problems | 79 |
11 | How to Mend a Broken Part: Restoring Erections | 86 |
12 | The Bells Aren't Ringing: No Orgasms, Slow Orgasms, and Dry Orgasms | 106 |
13 | Causes of Painful Sex | 112 |
14 | Overcoming Pain during Sex | 116 |
15 | Empty Arms: The Pain of Infertility | 135 |
16 | Maybe a Baby? Researching Your Options | 139 |
17 | Sperm Manufacture: When Cancer Treatment Shuts Down the Line | 145 |
18 | Special Delivery: Getting the Sperm to the Egg | 151 |
19 | Women's Fertility: A Nonrenewable Resource | 157 |
20 | Pregnancy and Cancer: What Are the Risks? | 165 |
21 | Postcancer Kids: Are They Healthy? | 168 |
22 | Having Whose Baby? Third-Party Reproduction | 176 |
23 | Myths about Sex, Women's Health, and Breast Cancer | 187 |
24 | It's Not Prostrate Cancer | 199 |
25 | Sex with a Part Missing | 207 |
26 | Survivors of Childhood Cancer | 220 |
27 | Gay and Lesbian Cancer Survivors | 226 |
28 | Sex and the Single Survivor | 234 |
A Final Thought | 244 | |
Resources | 245 | |
Bibliography | 251 | |
Glossary | 273 | |
Index | 281 |