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Is intercourse safe during radiation treatments for prostate?

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Radiation: Sexual intercourse while undergoing external radiation for prostate cancer is deemed safe. However if radioactive seeds are used, a condom should be used as a seed could be displaced, be secreted with the sperm and enter your partners vagina. Radiation may cause urethral irritation and make ejaculation painful.

Answered 2/4/2021

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