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Book cover image of Sexuality and Fertility after Cancer by Leslie R. Schover

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)

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Author Biography: Leslie R. Schover

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.

Book Synopsis

"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.

Booknews

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use This Book
1Sex, Cancer, and Your Emotions3
2Am I Normal? Men's Sexual Health14
3Greater Expectations: Women's Sexual Health21
4Getting the Words Out: Talking about Sex30
5Going Back to Bed42
6Safer Sex after Cancer: Preventing Disease and Unwanted Pregnancy52
7Getting the Help You Need for a Sexual Problem61
8Where Did My Libido Go?64
9Enhancing Sexual Desire after Cancer71
10Causes of Erection Problems79
11How to Mend a Broken Part: Restoring Erections86
12The Bells Aren't Ringing: No Orgasms, Slow Orgasms, and Dry Orgasms106
13Causes of Painful Sex112
14Overcoming Pain during Sex116
15Empty Arms: The Pain of Infertility135
16Maybe a Baby? Researching Your Options139
17Sperm Manufacture: When Cancer Treatment Shuts Down the Line145
18Special Delivery: Getting the Sperm to the Egg151
19Women's Fertility: A Nonrenewable Resource157
20Pregnancy and Cancer: What Are the Risks?165
21Postcancer Kids: Are They Healthy?168
22Having Whose Baby? Third-Party Reproduction176
23Myths about Sex, Women's Health, and Breast Cancer187
24It's Not Prostrate Cancer199
25Sex with a Part Missing207
26Survivors of Childhood Cancer220
27Gay and Lesbian Cancer Survivors226
28Sex and the Single Survivor234
A Final Thought244
Resources245
Bibliography251
Glossary273
Index281

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