Sexual function one year after transurethral prostatic resection. Patients' own assessments.
One year after transurethral resection of the prostate for benign hyperplasia, 127 men received a questionnaire requesting personal evaluation of sexual function, including erection, ejaculation, libido and satisfaction. Significant postoperative dysfunction was reported in all these respects: 54% of the responders claimed deterioration and half of them blamed the operation. Decline in sexual function had a multifactorial background, including advancing age, morbidity, and changed marital and social conditions. Although other examinations with preoperative and postoperative evaluation report a lower incidence of impotence development, which may be more reliable, it is psychologically interresting that the patients themselves suspect the transurethral resection as the cause of impaired sexuality.
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Department of Urology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Larsson
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology