Post by Rick Redner on Jan 10, 2014 11:23:38 GMT -5
I've heard from far too many men who've said their wives left them after they received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. That said the anecdotal information doesn't match up to the research on this topic. There isn't much out there, but this is a decent study:
Divorce After Dx of Cancer
According to the research, men are more likely to leave their wives after a diagnosis of cancer and what little research I've been able to find suggests the divorce rate among couples coping with prostate cancer are similar to that of healthy couples.
It turns out I was asking the wrong question. Here's the right question: Will erectile dysfunction increase the risk of divorce?
Here's an article that discusses the road to marital unhappiness and divorce:
ED & Divorce
Based upon the hundreds of threads I've read from men and women I believe there is a sharp drop in the level of marital contentment and satisfaction after a man chooses to treat his cancer aggressively and ends up coping with the loss of urinary control and/or erectile dysfunction.
That is why I believe couples should start working on ways to strengthen their relationship BEFORE both of you are coping with the quality of life issues that come after surgery. Choose any one of these books written by one of world's leading researchers on divorce and divorce prevention.
Build These Seven Principles Into Your Marriage
Gottman's Books
Working on your marriage may be the last thing on your mind when you receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but that doesn't mean you should ignore this task.
Divorce After Dx of Cancer
According to the research, men are more likely to leave their wives after a diagnosis of cancer and what little research I've been able to find suggests the divorce rate among couples coping with prostate cancer are similar to that of healthy couples.
It turns out I was asking the wrong question. Here's the right question: Will erectile dysfunction increase the risk of divorce?
Here's an article that discusses the road to marital unhappiness and divorce:
ED & Divorce
Based upon the hundreds of threads I've read from men and women I believe there is a sharp drop in the level of marital contentment and satisfaction after a man chooses to treat his cancer aggressively and ends up coping with the loss of urinary control and/or erectile dysfunction.
That is why I believe couples should start working on ways to strengthen their relationship BEFORE both of you are coping with the quality of life issues that come after surgery. Choose any one of these books written by one of world's leading researchers on divorce and divorce prevention.
Build These Seven Principles Into Your Marriage
Gottman's Books
Working on your marriage may be the last thing on your mind when you receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but that doesn't mean you should ignore this task.