BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Studies are limited regarding the impact of obesity on early erectile functional outcomes after robotic radical prostatectomy. Our goal was to determine this impact using patient-reported validated questionnaires. METHODS International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-6) scores were prospectively collected with institutional review board approval, for patients who und...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate, using a long-term, prospective study, the satisfaction rate, attrition rate, and follow-up treatment of well-trained patients using an external vacuum erection device, the Osbon ErecAid System, in the treatment of mild, moderate, and severe organic erectile dysfunction. METHODS One hundred twenty-nine patients were assessed to determine the severity and cause of their ...

AIM To analyze differences in effect of intracavernosally applied alprostadil (prostaglandin PGE 1) on men with different underlying causes of erectile dysfunction. METHODS Forty eight men with erectile dysfunction lasting for at least six months were stratified according to the etiology of erectile dysfunction into one of 4 groups comprising 12 patients. The groups were the following: psycho...

Erectile dysfunction is a common problem, affecting more than half of all men between the ages of 40 and 70 years. The authors' goal was to quantify the prevalence of concomitant erectile dysfunction and active depression among patients seen in a general medical setting between September 1998 and September 1999. Simple random sampling techniques were used to select a subset of 334 patients from...

PURPOSE Male sexual health has taken on increased importance as the United States population ages, develops coexisting medical conditions and undergoes interventions that can affect sexual function. We characterized the burden and severity of disease, treatment patterns and economic consequences of erectile dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS The analytical methods used to generate these resul...

U S G E N I T O U R I N A RY D I S E A S E 2 0 0 6 53 Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the most common treatment for organ/specimen-confined prostate cancer. The surgical techniques used to perform RP have been refined and improved over time to the extent that fewer than 10% of patients develop problems with urinary incontinence. However, most patients still experience erectile dysfunction (ED) fo...