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Sexual Dysfunction after Prostatectomy
Author(s) -
BOLT J. W.,
EVANS C.,
MARSHALL V. R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1987.tb04640.x
Subject(s) - potency , medicine , prostatectomy , urology , sexual function , prostate , transurethral resection of the prostate , sexual intercourse , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , sexual dysfunction , surgery , population , gynecology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , environmental health , cancer , optics , in vitro
Summary— One of the major and disconcerting complications of prostatectomy is impotence. Several studies have reported only a small reduction in potency rates following prostatectomy but have not examined the effect of surgery per se on a group of men in whom one could expect a significant incidence of reduced potency. In order to rectify this defect, a prospective study was undertaken to assess the effect of transurethral resection of the prostate (TU RP) and other general surgical procedures on two age‐matched populations. In all cases potency and ejaculatory function and frequency of intercourse were assessed pre‐ and post‐operatively. Potency was retained in 86% of men undergoing TURP and in all of the men undergoing general surgical procedures ( p <0.01). Of those men who indicated that they were capable of having sexual intercourse prior to operation, 88% were unaffected by TURP. In the general surgical group 97% were unaffected. Thus it would appear that TURP has a significant effect on sexual function which cannot be accounted for by the stress of surgery or the age of the population undergoing operation.