ArticleSexual medicine2017
A Retrospective Study of Erectile Function and Use of Erectile Aids in Prostate Cancer Patients After Radical Prostatectomy in Denmark.
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- Association between overweight, obesity, and quality of life of patients receiving an anticancer treatment for prostate cancer: a systematic literature review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in male survivors of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Pooled it
- Prescription patterns demonstrate high demand for treating erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
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- Efficacy, Use, and Acceptability of a Web-Based Self-management Intervention Designed to Maximize Sexual Well-being in Men Living With Prostate Cancer: Single-Arm Experimental Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Clinical use and implications of sexual devices and sexually explicit media.Nature reviews. Urology · 2021Review
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- Role of regenerative therapies on erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy.International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
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- Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Patients' Sexual Problems and Satisfaction With Their Sex Life Following Anti-Cancer Treatment.Sexual medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionRadical prostatectomy (RP) offers a good long-term cancer control for clinically localized prostate cancer. However, complications such as erectile dysfunction and substantial decreases quality of life of the afflicted men and their sexual partners. Identification of pre-, per-, and postoperative factors that correlate with poor postoperative erectile status must be considered an important step to improving penile rehabilitation.
aimTo describe postoperative erectile function after RP in a Danish cohort.
methodsThe medical records of 1,127 patients undergoing RP from March 2003 through September 2014 were reviewed retrospectively with a 12-month follow-up after surgery. In all, 704 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the final analysis. Recovery was defined as self-reported erection sufficient for intercourse (ESI) with or without usage of erectile aids.
main outcome measuresSubjective reporting of erectile function and usage erectile aids 12 months after RP.
resultsESI with or without erectile aids was reported by 226 men (32.1%), among whom 109 (48.2%) required erectile aids. Erectile dysfunction (ED) was reported by 478 men (67.9%) and by 121 (25.3%) despite use of erectile aids. Of men with ED, 155 (22%) stated not being interested in penile rehabilitation, 26 (3.7%) stated not having resumed their sex life 12 months after RP, and 241 (34.2%) had ED and were unsatisfied with the condition. We found that 134 of 445 men (30.1%) who underwent non-nerve-sparing RP had ESI 12 months after RP. Age older than 60.5 years, a high body mass index, comorbidity, and a high American Society of Anesthesiologists score were negative predictors of erectile function 12 months after RP.
conclusionTwelve months after RP, 32.1% of men had ESI; half these men required the use of erectile aids. Age older than 60.5 years, a high body mass index, comorbidity, and a high American Society of Anesthesiologists score were negative predictors for ED 12 months after RP. Haahr MK, Azawi NH, Andersen LG, et al. A Retrospective Study of Erectile Function and Use of Erectile Aids in Prostate Cancer Patients After Radical Prostatectomy in Denmark. Sex Med 2017;5:e156-e162.
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