What Every Gay Man Needs to Know About Prostate Cancer - Couverture souple

Perlman Ph.D., Gerald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936833050 ISBN 13 : 9781936833054

Editeur : Magnus Books, 2013

Synopsis

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 men is the same, 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? 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. Gerald Perlman, PhD has been a Supervisor of Psychotherapy at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Fordham, Pace, and Yeshiva Universities, and at the City University of New York. In his private practice in New York, Dr. Perlman specializes in individual and couples therapy. For almost ten years (under the auspices of Malecare) he facilitated an ongoing, open-ended group for gay men who have been diagnosed with and/or treated for prostate cancer.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gerald Perlman, PhD has been a Supervisor of Psychotherapy at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, at Fordham, Pace, and Yeshiva Universities and at the City University of New York, as well as at the William Alanson White Institute where he received his certificate in Psychoanalysis. Dr. Perlman has written numerous essays and given many 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 New York City. He is also former President of the New York Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychologists. Dr. Perlman was a member of the gay caucus of the New York State Psychological Association as well as at The William Alanson White Institute. Along with Jack Drescher, MD, he co-edited A Gay Man’s Guide to Prostate Cancer. Dr. Perlman has also been on the editorial board of the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy. He was a Peer Reviewer for the Prostate Cancer Research Program under the auspices of the Department of Defense. Darryl Mitteldorf and Dr. Perlman have co-authored a manuscript concerning gay men with a variety of cancers that will appear in a volume entitled Gay Lesbian Medical Association’s Handbook on LGBT Health, which covers many medical issues facing the LGBT community. In his private practice in New York, Dr. Perlman specializes in individual and couples therapy. For almost ten years (under the auspices of Malecare) he facilitated an ongoing, open-ended group for gay men who have been diagnosed with and/or treated for prostate cancer. The experiential essays written in this book come from some of the men who have been part of that group.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Magnus Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936833050
• ISBN 13: 9781936833054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 346
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