Male Sexuality and Cancer: Erection Problems

What Options Are You Ready To Try?

You can print this page and use it to talk to your partner about what options you might want to try. Once you’ve filled out the table, you and your partner can try to answer and talk about the questions at the end of the page.

If you feel comfortable, you can share the answers with your health care provider.

Option

How willing are you to try it?

How willing is your partner to try it?

Non-penetrative sexual activity (e.g. touching, oral sex)

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Experiment with sex toys

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Oral medications

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Vacuum erection device

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Penile injections

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Inflatable penile prosthesis

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

External penile prosthesis with harness

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

willing to try
unsure
not willing to try

Possible questions/topics to discuss with your partner

How do we feel about using or exploring erectile aids and/or sex toys?
What should we do when you get aroused and I don’t?
Are you comfortable with one of us reaching orgasm even if the other does not?
Is it okay if I bring you to orgasm through touching or oral caressing even if I do not have a full erection?
What kinds of touching do you most enjoy now?
These are the kinds of touch that I most enjoy now...

Current as of: March 19, 2019

Author: OASIS Program, Alberta Health Services

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