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It is acknowledged that there are a myriad of acute and chronic co-morbidities associated with psychosexual concerns [1]. As radical prostatectomy is one of the most widely accepted treatments for prostate cancer [2], there are “to be expected” side effects of. There are conflicting rates of erectile dysfunction, which may not only be associated with degree of surgery, but also presence of co-morbidities [3]. Vascular, cardiac and diabetic comorbidities have the greatest impact [4, 2]. Age will not improve this function [5]. Additionally, if a patient has poor erections before surgery, this will not improve post-operatively [6].
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It is acknowledged that there are a myriad of acute and chronic co-morbidities associated with psychosexual concerns [1]. As radical prostatectomy is one of the most widely accepted treatments for prostate cancer [2], there are “to be expected” side effects of. There are conflicting rates of erectile dysfunction, which may not only be associated with degree of surgery, but also presence of co-morbidities [3]. Vascular, cardiac and diabetic comorbidities have the greatest impact [4, 2]. Age will not improve this function [5]. Additionally, if a patient has poor erections before surgery, this will not improve post-operatively [6].
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Goonewardene, S.S., Persad, R. (2018). Impact of Acute and Chronic Co-morbidities on Psychosexual Concerns. In: Prostate Cancer Survivorship . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65358-7_70
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