Living with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer treatments can affect your sex life in different ways. There are different treatments available to help you manage sexual problems.
Prostate cancer treatments can affect your sex life. These changes to your sex life and relationships can be difficult to cope with. Support is available.
Your diagnosis of prostate cancer and its treatments can cause a loss of interest in sex. This is also called a low libido or low sex drive.
Radiotherapy to the prostate gland can affect your sex life in different ways. Some side effects such as loose poo or pain around the anus can affect you when having sex.
You might not be able to have children after prostate cancer treatment. It can help to understand more about how treatment affects your fertility.
Last reviewed: 06 Aug 2025
Next review due: 06 Aug 2028
About Cancer generously supported by Dangoor Education since 2010. Learn more about Dangoor Education
What to ask your doctor about clinical trials.
Meet and chat to other cancer people affected by cancer.
Questions about cancer? Call freephone 0808 800 40 40 from 9 to 5 - Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can email us.
