After prostatectomy, which refers to the surgical removal of the prostate gland, many people can function sexually and still climax. However, some people may find that their orgasms change. Removing ...
Can you have intimacy after prostate removal? Yes. It just might feel a little different. Recovery takes time, and everyone heals at their own pace. Some changes in intimate function are common after ...
Removal of the prostate gland results in erectile dysfunction, or impotence, in 60 percent of men undergoing the surgery for prostate cancer, according to a new study surveying patients 2 years after ...
Surgically removing the prostate is superior to “watchful waiting,” a no-treatment tactic often pursued when cancers are small and confined to the gland, medical researchers report in a major ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using radiation to try to halt the spread of advanced prostate cancer after the gland itself has been surgically removed does not appear to add much to overall survival rates, a ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019 and had my prostate removed in 2021. My PSA level was 0.39 on my three-month follow-up visit, but it has increased ...
Dear Dr. Roach: Some 20 years ago, as I was turning 50, a biopsy confirmed prostate cancer. I elected to deal with that through surgery, a radical perineal prostatectomy. For the following 10 years, ...
Prostate removal remains an unpopular treatment for cancer patients, but new research indicates the procedure may help men live longer than more common treatments. Prostate cancer patients who undergo ...
In an advancement for minimally invasive care, a first-ever procedure using two separate surgery robots was successfully completed. A urologist at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer ...