Sexual Dysfunction

Abstract Sexuality is one of the first elements of daily living disrupted by a cancer diagnosis and, unlike other side effects of cancer and its treatments, these problems do not tend to resolve after several years of disease-free survival. The most common sexual concerns of women of all ages include loss of sexual desire, problems with arousal, inability to achieve orgasm, painful intercourse, negative body image, and diminished sexual desirability and attractiveness. In men, the most common sexual concerns include erectile dysfunction (ED), difficulty reaching orgasm, dry orgasm, painful orgasm/ejaculation, orgasm associated urine leak, penile length alterations, penile curvature (Peyronie's Disease) and low sexual desire.