Erectile dysfunction in prostate cancer patients
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You posted in the Prostate Cancer forum. Have you had prostate cancer? That could certainly be a factor, or the treatment of it could be.
The meds you take have been shown to help some men with ED, but a lot depends on the cause of it. If your ED is being caused by high blood pressure or thyroid issues, it could help.
Have you spoken with your doctor about it yet? Are your blood pressure and thyroid being monitored?
I was treated for my prostate cancer with the High Intensity Focused Ultrasound method. I'm happy wih the results so far as Its been almost three years and my last PSA was 0.3
However, I've been having unusually high BP for the past year or so and it has been resistant to most medicatiions to control it. One test my doc did, discovered high DHEA and I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar reaction after having prostate surgery.
As a matter of fact I loss my libido and got an erectile dysfunction due to Serenoa Repens, and my tests in every other area are perfect. Who knows how the serenoa repens is metabolized? how can you cure this adverse effects?
A doctor prescribed a testosterone shot, will that work?
Because semen is manufactured in the prostate gland any interference with it, like biopsy, is going to produce blood in the ejaculate. This is natural and normal and does not require and particular actions on your behalf.
There are many reasons why you might experience occasional erectile dysfunction and BP medications would not be high on my list of potential candidates. You might consider taking Cialis 10 mg every other day. This would improve your ED and urine stream at the same time.
After having the prostate biopsy, you do indeed have biopsy-proven prostate cancer. Now you need to think about treatment options. If the prostate cancer has spread to other organ systems (bone, lymphatics) then having a prostatectomy is not the best option. Instead hormonal treatment may be employed.
I went back to the Doctor and he prescribe me Levitra for erectile dysfunction and told me that other patients have secondary effects after taking Levaquin. So, I took the Levitra and I started gettin my erections back and ejaculated without pain. After a month he switch me to Cialis, then after month of taking cialis I decided to stop taking cialis because I was able to get erections on my own, but a few days ago I started having painful ejaculations.
Prostate cancer screening is a controversial topic in medicine. Many men will die with a slow-growing prostate cancer, even though that is not necessarily the cause of their death. Excessive screening may need to unnecessary biopsies and/or treatment. Hence, it is important to strike a balance and make clinical decisions based on evidence-based medicine. Below you will find the latest recommendations from the U.S.
With nerves, there is always the possibility that damage can occur elsewhere.
I don't think this is your problem, but perhaps you should have your prostate checked. It's possible that your prostate was hurt by the dildo...or that you had a previous prostate problem to begin with but didn't show until now.
I suggest going back to your doctor and telling him everything...or at least ask to have your prostate checked.
Another possibility is that you are suffering from anxiety.
which i did for about a month, however, this resulted in erectile dysfunction, so i stopped taking finasteride, after which the ED has gone.
can u suggest other medication for mildly enlarged prostate. I am 63, male, under the following medication every day
1)amias 8mg every night for high bp
2)finasteride 1mg every night for baldness
3)statin 20mg for high cholesterol about 210
please advise.
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I am in my mid-50s and have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Needless to say, the news came as shocker especially since my previous doctor has been an advocate of not testing for PSA so now I have no way to tell how long I've had this cancer. I live in Hong Kong. My 2 recent PSA's have been 6.3 in Nov 09 and 5.9 in Feb 10.
Can anyone tell me what kind of questions are normal in a meeting with a doctor about erectile dysfunction?
Does the fact that I went to a doctor about erectile dysfunction stay on my medical record? Is it accessible by insurance agencies?
And yeah, I can't imagine this new batch of anxiety is going to help with the ED.
Actually, on a serious note, there have been a number of articles and studies linking HCV with erectile dysfunction. In addition, the tx also has a very negative impact on erectile function. But, the disease itself often impacts erectile function. Here are just a few links:
http://www.advisemen.com/182/hepatitis-c-and-erectile-dysfunction/
http://www.natap.org/2002/august/081402_1.htm (a pretty solid study)
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/images/083002b.
Erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy is not uncommon. Even men who undergo nerve sparing may not recover their erectile function for up to two years and may require the use of erectile aids such as PDE-5 inhibitors (Viagra, Calais etc.) or PGE-1 (alprostadil (MUSE or Caverject)). Predicting who will recover erectile function is by no means an exact science, it depends on preoperative factors, intraoperative factors and post operative factors.
My husband had robotic prostatectomy in jan 2008 for prostate cancer and it was deemed successful as he had no need for rado or chemo therapy afterwards. However, six months later, he still seems to have incontinence as our mattress smells of urine . More troubling is the inability to resume sexual function as he cant seem to achieve an erection with me even with the help of medication. Please can you give suggestions on how I can help?
I had prostate removed because of cancer in 20-2. After a few months I was able to get an erection and have intercourse with Trimix. In 2017 I had HA and wife started wanting to back off. We hadn’t had intercourse for 2 years and finally in last few months we have tried. The stronger dose gets my penis full but not erect enough for intercourse. When I lie down I lose erection, what is wrong?
Prostatitis can have other symptoms like fever, chills, pus like discharge, etc. You can also have erectile dysfunction with chronic prostatitis. Prostatic hyperplasia can cause the inability to urinate at all along with the overlapping symptoms of chronic prostatitis.
So, they have similar things but some differences. Which do you think you have?
Male 32 having erectile dysfunction for last 5 years.serious anxiety and depression and now I have started noticing my body hair are less as compared to before which is definitely due to depression of ed.i got tested for cortisol testosterone tsh t3 t4 my cortisol was fine my testosterone was 550 out of 300 to 900 my tsh was fine.The lab didnt perform t3 t4 they said since tsh was fine so they dont perform t3 n 4.
One thing to consider when choosing a surgeon is, does he have any colleagues who specialize in sexual dysfunction? In other words, can he refer you to a urologist who has a lot of experience in treating erectile dysfunction?
Depending on where you live, if you are near a major medical center, you may be able to find someone with a lot of experience in this area. I would suggest trying to find someone who has a track record of scientific publications about erectile dysfunction.
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