Nearly all men will experience some erectile dysfunction for the first few months after prostate cancer treatment.
3 · ] Because the prostate sits at the epicenter of a man’s urinary and sexual organs, removing it often damages the nerves and muscles that control urination and erection. In the first few months after surgery, around 66 percent of men experience leaking[ ; 4 · ] and 85 percent have trouble getting erections.[ ; 5 · ]
Direct risk factors for erectile dysfunction may include the following: Prostate problems · Hypogonadism in association with a number of endocrinologic conditions · High levels of blood cholesterol · Low levels of HDL (high-density lipoprotein) · Chronic sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia) · Drugs · Neurogenic disorders · Peyronie's disease (distortion or curvature of the penis) · Priapism (inflammation of the penis) · Alcohol use · Lack of sexual knowledge ·...
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Introduction Despite the high prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with prostate cancer, little is known about the use of ED drugs. Also, the possible influence of socioeconomic factors o...
Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer? Here's what you need to know about erectile dysfunction as a side effect and what can be done about it.
or after prostate cancer surgery. It can also help relieve bone pain from the spread of... the prostate. Both methods can impair erectile function. Fatigue, urinary problems, and diarrhea...
Prostate cancer affects one in six American men. Erectile and sexual dysfunctions are long-term side effects of prostate cancer treatment. PubMed database was searched for papers on prostate cancer...
The management of sexual complications after treatment of localized prostate cancer, such as erectile dysfunction, changes in the length of the penis, pain during sexual intercourse, and lack of or...
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men in the USA... sexual dysfunction (areas of which are unmeasured after treatment), experience isolation within...