Benign prostatic enlargement occurs almost universally in the male population, typically beginning at age forty years. It has been estimated that by age sixty more than 50 per cent of males experience some kind of prostate problem; this figure increases with advancing age. la2 As the number of males over age fifty-five in the population is increasing, one can expect a growing number of males to...

a bstract background:  during the menopausal period, sexual desire may decrease. therefore, restoring the sexual desire may help to  improve sexual functioning in this group of women. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of ginkgo biloba  extract (gbe) on sexual desire in postmenopausal women.           materials and methods:  in this triple-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled tria...

To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Korpelainen et al.1 Despite the fact that the majority of their patients reported a marked decline in all the measured sexual functioning, there was increased libido in 19 of their 192 patients. These patients did not differ from other patients as to the site of the lesion, as reported before.2–4 However, no information was presen...

The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of transurethral and transvesical prostatectomy on the sexual function. Forty patients with the confirmed benign prostatic hyperplasia were analyzed. Transurethral and transvesical prostatectomy were performed in all patients. IIEF score was studied before, as well as three and six months after the surgery. All results were compared with the...