Erectile Dysfunction

Those years, Litwin said, are when most of the negative impacts surface and resolve.Seed implantation, also known as brachytherapy, has been touted in marketing campaigns as the best of the three options, with the shortest recovery time and the fewest sexual dysfunction side effects, Litwin said."These campaigns say, 'Get your seed implants on Monday, play golf on Tuesday,' and that's just not true," he said.

"Men need to have the most accurate information when making vital decisions about what type to treatment they'll get.

They need facts, not hype."---Researchers found that brachytherapy patients often experience obstructive and irritating urinary symptoms, such as a frequent and urgent need to urinate.

They also reported bowel dysfunction, including frequency and urgency, as well as diarrhea and pain with stool.

External beam radiation patients suffered from urinary irritation and bowel dysfunction similar to brachytherapy patients.Surgery patients more often reported incontinence symptoms, such as urine leakage when coughing or sneezing, as well as loss of sexual function, although this was mitigated when the surgeon was able to spare the patient's erectile nerves.The impacts caused by brachytherapy and external beam radiation were most similar, and patients who choose th...

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