title: Impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life and sexual function.
abstract: Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms may also experience sexual dysfunction, but are reluctant to discuss this with a health-care professional. Nurses who assess these patients have a responsibility to offer non-judgemental support. The investigations and treatment options available are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Urology Outpatients Department, Derby City General Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE, UK. christine.williams@derbyhospitals.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents