Some refreshing truths about erectile function post-surgery

A refreshingly honest article published this year in Translational Andrology and Urology, and reprinted in full on the Medscape web site, offers a somewhat depressing assessment of the state of the art of prevention of erectile dysfunction and/or rehabilitation of erectile function in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …

“Normal” sexual functionality after a radical prostatectomy — it’s not very likely

According to a report on the Science Daily web site today, a presentation at the ongoing European Association of Urology (EAU) meeting in Madrid, Spain, suggests that the ability to regain normal erectile and sexual function after a radical prostatectomy is actually rather worse than one might have thought. … READ MORE …

Does statin therapy really extend survival of men diagnosed with prostate cancer?

An analysis of another large cohort of prostate cancer patients (this time from the United Kingdom) has again suggested that there is a reduction in the risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality for patients who are treated with statins after their initial diagnosis with prostate cancer. … READ MORE …