new Books

Saving Your Sex Life: A Guide for Men with Prostate CancerSaving Your Sex Life
A Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer

by John P Mulhall

In a straightforward style, Dr. John Mulhall guides the reader through the basics of male sexuality, explains the role of testosterone, the functions of the prostate, and the common difficulties men encounter when disease strikes. In plain language, this book spells out the causes and symptoms of prostate disease and diseases of the lower urinary tract and the approach to deal with the aftermath of treatment.

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(Book $17.95 plus $4.00 s/h Or buy both for $27.50 plus $4.00 s/h)

Intimacy with ImpotenceINTIMACY with IMPOTENCE
The Couple’s Guide to Better Sex after Prostate Disease

by Ralph Alterowitz & Barbara Alterowitz

Intimacy with Impotence gives couples cause for hope and includes:

  • A discussion of impotence in lay terms
  • Information on the commercial therapies and medications both available and being researched now.
  • Practical advice about lovemaking—from getting in the mood to commonsense suggestions to erection-less satisfaction.

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Welcome to our Web site

Older COuple Enjoying LifeSo you’ve gone through the treatments, survived the surgeries and procedures, and now your cancer is gone or in remission.  Now what?  You’re alive, but there may be changes in your relationship.…unresolved lingering fears about enjoying life to the fullest…a new commitment to life but questions about what to do next.   CIACT is here to help.

The Center for Intimacy After Cancer Therapy (CIACT, pronounced “see, I act”) was created to help you to deal with the issues that arise after cancer treatment.  Our message is one of hope for renewal of sexual intimacy and help for your overall  life after cancer treatment.  CIACT’s intent is to help survivors of cancer and their sexual partners address and resolve intimacy issues that arise after cancer therapy in an effort to improve their quality of life.

About the Authors

Ralph Alterowitz with his wife Barbara, experts in intimacy, provide an entertaining, informative and positive way for couples to revive their love life. In his 20 years on the road to extensive work in intimacy, Mr. Alterowitz has been a corporate executive, entrepreneur, educator, author and lecturer in health care and business. More >>

Articles

The Loving Pie

By Ralph & Barbara Alterowitz

Intimacy and sexual pleasure is known to be essential to good physical and mental well being; it may evenlengthen life. Unfortunately, many couples abandon intimacy after prostate cancer treatment, unaware that their intimacy can not only be revived but possibly made better than before. more >>

The 97# WeaklingCan’t Have Good Sex?

By Ralph Alterowitz

Charles Atlas was able to have great sex. Whether he did, we do not know. But he was physically fit for sex.

Paraphrasing the old song, sex and marriage go together like a horse and carriage – except when they don’t. Weight and physical fitness can get the best of marriages mired in the “no sex” bog, more >>