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The health and well-being of prostate cancer patients and male-to-female transsexuals on androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative study with comments on expectations and estrogen

Richard J. Wassersug Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Dalhousie University, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ross Gray Psychosocial and Behavioural Research Unit, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 39-52 | Received 15 Apr 2010, Accepted 29 Jul 2010, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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James A. Fowler, Sarah Warzywoda, Nia Franks, Marini Mendis, Mattea Lazarou, Fiona Bisshop, Penny Wood & Judith A. Dean. (2023) Highs, Lows, and Hormones: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Transgender Individuals’ Experiences Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy. Journal of Homosexuality 0:0, pages 1-32.
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Caterina Gentili, Stuart McClean, Lucy McGeagh, Amit Bahl, Raj Persad & Diana Harcourt. (2022) The impact of hegemonic masculine ideals on self‐esteem in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) compared to ADT‐naïve patients. Psycho-Oncology 31:11, pages 1958-1971.
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Martin M. Muermann & Richard J. Wassersug. (2022) Prostate Cancer From a Sex and Gender Perspective: A Review. Sexual Medicine Reviews 10:1, pages 142-154.
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Joanna M. Mainwaring, Lauren M. Walker, John W. Robinson, Richard J. Wassersug & Erik Wibowo. (2021) The Psychosocial Consequences of Prostate Cancer Treatments on Body Image, Sexuality, and Relationships. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
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Nikolaos A. Papadopulos, Jean-Daniel Lellé, Dmitry Zavlin, Peter Herschbach, Gerhard Henrich, Laszlo Kovacs, Benjamin Ehrenberger, Hans-Guenther Machens & Jürgen Schaff. (2020) Psychological Pathologies and Sexual Orientation in Transgender Women Undergoing Gender Confirming Treatment. Annals of Plastic Surgery 84:3, pages 312-316.
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Erik Wibowo & Richard J. Wassersug. (2016) Multiple Orgasms in Men—What We Know So Far. Sexual Medicine Reviews 4:2, pages 136-148.
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Richard J. Wassersug. (2016) Maintaining intimacy for prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy. Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care 10:1, pages 55-65.
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Jessica A. Mong & Danielle M. Cusmano. (2016) Sex differences in sleep: impact of biological sex and sex steroids. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 371:1688, pages 20150110.
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Kristine A. Donovan, Lauren M. Walker, Richard J. Wassersug, Lora M. A. Thompson & John W. Robinson. (2015) Psychological effects of androgen-deprivation therapy on men with prostate cancer and their partners. Cancer 121:24, pages 4286-4299.
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Huei-Ting Tsai, David Penson, George Luta, John H. Lynch, Yingjun Zhou & Arnold L. Potosky. (2015) Adoption of Intermittent Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Population Based Study in American Urology Practice. Urology Practice 2:4, pages 190-198.
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Erik Wibowo & Richard J. Wassersug. (2013) The effect of estrogen on the sexual interest of castrated males: Implications to prostate cancer patients on androgen-deprivation therapy. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 87:3, pages 224-238.
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Erik Wibowo & Richard J. Wassersug. (2013) Does the timing of estrogen administration after castration affect its ability to preserve sexual interest in male rats? — Exploring the critical period hypothesis. Physiology & Behavior 110-111, pages 63-72.
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Erik Wibowo, Richard Wassersug, Karen Warkentin, Lauren Walker, John Robinson, Lori Brotto & Thomas Johnson. (2012) Impact of androgen deprivation therapy on sexual function: a response. Asian Journal of Andrology 14:5, pages 793-794.
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Erik Wibowo, Samüel Deurveilher, Richard J. Wassersug & Kazue Semba. (2012) Estradiol treatment modulates spontaneous sleep and recovery after sleep deprivation in castrated male rats. Behavioural Brain Research 226:2, pages 456-464.
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