Prostate surgery

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

TURP (transurethral resection of prostate gland)

See for

deferentectomy

Broader Terms

male reproductive system surgery, urinary tract surgery

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• 18, 2000 Sexual dysfunction after prostate surgery is more common than previously reported, says Hutchinson Center study Media briefing: A media briefing will be held at 1 p.
• Other measures of cost-effectiveness Expected Total Enrollment: 800 Study start:December 2004; Expected completion:May 2009Last follow-up:December 2008 Prostate surgery is an important iatrogenic cause of male urinary incontinence.
• The most common, long-term side effect of prostate surgery is retrograde ejaculation (dry climax), which results when the muscle that closes the bladder neck during ejaculation is removed along with the obstructing prostate tissue.
• Lange says the research on kegel exercises and incontinence in men after prostate surgery is inconclusive.
• Generally, drugs for treating incontinence are not too effective when damage to the sphincter muscles from prostate surgery is severe.

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