Impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life and sexual function.
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.
Williams
Christine
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Urology Outpatients Department, Derby City General Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE, UK. christine.williams@derbyhospitals.nhs.uk
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
D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents