Saturday, July 28, 2012

My friend had radiation for prostate cancer, can he produce active sperm? Should I use birth control

My friend had radiation for prostate cancer, can he produce active sperm? Should I use birth control?

Men's Health - 5 Answers
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i blieve all radiation makes u sterol
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Yes, depending on dose of radiation and how long he's been in treatment his sperm will most all suffer normal motility, or damage, in the event one were viable and fertilization occur ed would cause a very high probability of severe birth defects in the fetus. USE BIRTH CONTROL.
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Yes use birth control, radiation can cause all kinds of birth defects, and please discuss this with your family doctor.
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Encourage him to see a doc that can do lab work on his semen. Yes, he will have to ejaculate. Maybe they will let you help, but I am not sure.
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Radiation doesn't necessarily make you sterile... it could reduce his sperm count for sure.... it all depends on when his last treatment was. I would suggest using birth control for the reasons listed above, because the few 'swimmers' that are left could lead to a baby with serious birth defects.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Prostate Cancer Stage? did not detect in finger exam but in biopsy

Prostate Cancer Stage? did not detect in finger exam but in biopsy.?
my 68 year old dad had a biopsy and it came back posative for cancer. their gonna do more tests. but they didnt find it in the rectel finger exam. is it curable? im scared
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They will have no idea until they do more testing. Hopefully it is just in one location and has not spread.
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Prostate cancer is very common. Around half of all men in their 60's have it, although most will never know it or be bothered by it. By the time men are in their 80's, most will have it. This is known from autopsy studies of car crash victims, btw. Only about 3% of male deaths are from prostate cancer--this in spite of the fact that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed is 1 in 6. Caught early, the cure rate is nearly 100%, and the 5 year survival rate is nearly 100% whether or not the cancer is cured. This is because, compared to other cancers, prostate cancer is a turtle. You're going to need more information to estimate the likelihood of successful treatment--the Gleason score is the most important, followed by stage of disease and PSA history. See the guide on estimating the odds: http://www.ehow.com/how_5275952_estimate-prostate-cancer-cure-odds.html

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Friday, July 20, 2012

Radiation treatment for prostate cancer, pls read

radiation treatment for prostate cancer, pls read.?
My dad has prostate cancer and the cancer is too far gone for the "seeds" so the doctors are going to start him on hormone treatment and then after that radiation. Has anyone ever heard of or know of anyone that has went through the hormone and radiation treatment and been ok afterwards?
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The treatment will arrest the cancer and survival rates are excellent the next step would be surgical removal of prostate if necessary. The positive thing is that the cancer is contained and has not spread and has been diagnosed early enough to treat.Prostate cancer is very common in men in the fifty plus age group and often if contained within the prostate is left untreated and just watched but if symptoms become too unpleasant then initial treatment is hormones and / or radiation or in some cases radioactive seeds implanted.
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One of the guys I work wth is going through this at the moment. His biggest complaint is that the hormone treatment is making him gain weight and experience symptoms that in a woman would be described as "menopausal".
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I have a good friend who is a 33 year survivor of prostate cancer and he was treated with hormones and radiation. he was part of the first clinical trial.
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Hello, I had radiotherapy last year and as part of the treatment I am to continue with the hormone therapy for another year or so. Its an ongoing situation that I would obviously rather not be in, but as things stand I am definitely ok at the moment, but as you probably know PSA values need to be monitored for quite a while after treatment. So, in short I can say that, having had the treatment you describe I am ok!

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