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Oncosexology

Contemporary Management of Sexual Problems in Patients with Urological Cancers

  • 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: John Mulhall, Maarten Albersen, Annamaria Giraldi, Daniela Wittmann
  • Language: English

Oncosexology: Contemporary Management of Sexual Problems in Patients with Urological Cancers reviews the current state of knowledge on sexual health in patients with urolog… Read more

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Description

Oncosexology: Contemporary Management of Sexual Problems in Patients with Urological Cancers reviews the current state of knowledge on sexual health in patients with urological cancers. Specifically, it reviews the prevalence, pathophysiology and management of sexual dysfunction in men and women with these types of cancers. Oncosexology employs a multidisciplinary approach and specific techniques to address sexual dysfunction in cancer patients, while ethical considerations emphasize the importance of initiating discussions on sexuality and providing holistic care to address the needs of cancer patients. The book explores the emotional and psychological effects of a cancer diagnosis on sexual identity, self-esteem, and intimate relationships. It highlights how a cancer diagnosis can impact sexual confidence and mental well-being. This is a novel and advanced resource for anyone in sexual health and cancer care fields.

Key features

  • Discusses how choosing to monitor prostate cancer without immediate treatment affects sexual health, including potential psychological impacts and concerns about long-term effects
  • Examines the biological mechanisms leading to erectile dysfunction following radical pelvic surgery, including nerve damage, vascular changes, and hormonal alterations
  • Presents specific sexual health concerns and treatment considerations for gay and trans women diagnosed with prostate cancer

Readership

All researchers and clinicians and involved in sexual health

Table of contents

1. The psychosexual consequences of prostate/bladder cancer diagnosis

2. The impact of prostate cancer active surveillance on sexual health

3. Pathophysiology of ED after radical pelvic surgery

4. ED after radical prostatectomy

5. ED after prostate radiation

6. Radical cystectomy and male sexual health

7. Penile cancer and it impact on sexual health

8. Radical cystectomy and female sexual health

9. Prostate radiation and non-ED sexual problems

10. ADT and sexual health

11. Orgasm changes after RP

12. Sexual Incontinence

13. RP and penile morphology changes

14. Sexual health considerations in gay men with prostate cancer

15. Sexual health considerations in the transwoman with prostate cancer

16. The impact of prostate cancer on the partner

17. Testicular cancer and sexual health

18. Counselling and psychosexual interventions for sexual dysfunction after urological cancer treatment

19. Penile rehabilitation in the prostate cancer patient: past, present and future

20. PDE5i after prostate/bladder cancer treatment

21. ICI for ED after prostate/bladder cancer treatment

22. VED for ED after prostate/bladder cancer treatment

23. Penile implant surgery in the radical pelvic surgery patient

24. Sex aids in the urological cancer patient

25. Restorative therapies as a rehabilitation strategy

26. Sexual health outcomes in prostate cancer treatment and diagnosis: the patient's perspective

27. Fertility preservation in the prostate cancer patient

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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John Mulhall

Dr. Mulhall has more than 370 papers published 58 book chapters and 10 books related to sexual medicine. He was editor-in-chief of the review journal Current Sexual Health Reports until 2007 and has served on the editorial board of The Journal of Urology and Reviews in Urology. He is the current editor-in-chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine (2014-2024). Dr. Mulhall serves on the Board of Directors of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) and is a Past-President. He was previously the Co-Chair of the standards committee of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) and the Chair of the Core Curriculum Committee of the AUA. He recently chaired the Testosterone Deficiency Guideline panel for the AUA and sits on the AUA’s Practice Guideline Committee.

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Maarten Albersen

Maarten Albersen, Md, PhD is an associate professor of urology at the KU Leuven and the university hospitals Leuven. He completed his MD and PhD training in Leuven with fellowships in San Francisco (with Tom Lue) and Londen (with David Ralph). He is a surgeon-scientists who researches various aspects of penile cancer ranging from a thorough exploration of the tumor micro-environment to development of patient-centered sexual pre-/rehabilitation digital health interventions.

He has been and is active in international societies, having held the position of chair of the scientific committee of the European Society of Sexual Medicine, editorial positions at Journal of Sexual Medicine and European Urology, and currently serves as the chair of the scientific congress office of the European Association of Urology.
Affiliations and expertise
University in Leuven, Belgium

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Annamaria Giraldi

Professor Annamaria Giraldi is Senior Consultant in Psychiatry in the Sexological Clinic at the Mental Health Center Copenhagen University Hospital and Professor in Clinical Sexology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Giraldi has been involved in basic research on vascular and smooth muscle function in male and female sexual responses, clinical research on the pharmacological treatment of erectile dysfunction and female sexual desire and arousal disorders as well as in research on somatic disease, psychiatric problems and sexuality and transgender care. Her special academic and clinical interest is disease and sexual function and dysfunction. Professor Giraldi has published more numerous papers, editorials and book chapters in the field of male and female sexual medicine. She is Past President of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and Past President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and from 2025 editor of the Sexual Medicine Review Journal.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Consultant in Psychiatry, Sexological Clinic, Mental Health Center Copenhagen University Hospital and Professor in Clinical Sexology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Daniela Wittmann

Dr. Wittmann is a Clinical Associate Professor Emerita in the University of Michigan’s Department of Urology. She is a psychotherapist, educator and researcher. She was a lead faculty in developing the Brandon Prostate Cancer Survivorship Program and is currently the Associate Director of the Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer at the University of Michigan. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist and sex therapy supervisor. She is a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Wittmann has published research, review, opinion articles and chapters on sexual issues in cancer and urologic diseases. Her research focus is on developing and testing interventions to help couples recover sexual intimacy after prostate cancer. She is the lead author of the Guidelines for Sexual Health Care for the Prostate Cancer Patient: The Recommendations of an International Panel. She has chaired committees and educational projects in the Sexual Medicine Society of North America and the International Society for Sexual Medicine.

Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Urology, University of Michigan, USA