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  Bowel Cancer Australia
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  Bowel Cancer Australia works to reduce the impact of bowel cancer in our society through awareness, education, support and research. We aim to help save ... View profile

  Hi Ben,
  
  
  
  Thanks very much for your post and questions.
  
  
  
  The team at Healthshare alerted us to this question, and thought we might be able to assist with answering it
  
  
  
  Our nurse advisor will be in touch shortly with a response.
  
  
  
  In the meantime, there is page on our website that has a bit of general information about Body Image/Sexual Health, which you might like to have a read through.
  
  
  
  Living with bowel cancer: Body Image/Sexual Health.
  
  
  
  
  
  Kind Regards,
  
  
  
  The team at Bowel Cancer Australia
  
  
  
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  Bowel Cancer Australia
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  Bowel Cancer Australia works to reduce the impact of bowel cancer in our society through awareness, education, support and research. We aim to help save ... View profile

  Hi Ben,
  
  
  
  Thank you for your recent post regarding the possible long term impact radiation may have on younger males' fertility when experiencing treatment for bowel cancer.
  
  
  
  Bowel Cancer Australia suggest men have their semen analysed twice post radiation therapy to assess the quality and quantity of the sperm.
  
  
  
  It has been suggested by Reproductive medicine; that if semen analysis is not ideal, to seek the advice from a urologist who may than be able to perform a testicular biopsy.
  
  
  
  With these types of tests, it will hopefully give you definitive answers as to your concerns.
  
  
  
  Again, this type of information is very specific to the person, the location of the radiation, the number of treatments & duration it was performed.
  
  
  
  If you would like to read more on male fertility and cancer, perhaps take a look at the following site, it may just give you some more information that could be useful:
  
  http://www.livestrong.org/Get-Help/Learn-About-Cancer/Cancer-Support-Topics/Physical-Effects-of-Cancer/Male-Infertility
  
  
  
  Ben, if you would like to consider joining Bowel Cancer Australia's ‘Love My Family’ community, we may be able to put you in contact with other younger men diagnosed with bowel cancer to discuss these exact concerns.
  
  
  
  Love My Family Community webpage - http://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154&Itemid=321
  
  
  
  I hope this helps. 
  
  
  
  Kind regards,
  
  
  
  Tammy
  
  
  
  Nurse Advisor
  
  Bowel Cancer Australia
  
  
  
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    benbravery
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    Hi Tammy,
    
    
    
    Thank you very much for this information and the links!
    
    
    
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