title: [The positive effect of sildenafil on LUTS from BPH while treating ED].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the possible relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in men, and to assess the positive effect of Sildenafil on the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) from BPH while treating ED.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two patients with ED and BPH were offered oral Sildenafil and reviewed before and six months after the administration of Sildenafil by the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaires. Scores were tested by chi-square.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IIEF-5 scores were increased by 42.36% and IPSS scores declined by 20.14%, with statistical significance (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of ED with Sildenafil appears to improve urinary symptom scores. A lower IPSS at baseline seems to predict a better response to Sildenafil therapy for ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Dehong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yueqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiaomin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Mingxi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D011687:Purines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate