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Prostatectomy Impotence
- Risk Factors for Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence)
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Causes
Over the past decades, the medical perspective on the causes of erectile dysfunction has shifted. Common belief used to attribute almost all cases of ED to psychological factors. Now doctors believe that up to 85% of ED cases are caused by medical or physical problems. Only 15% are completely psychologically based. Sometimes, erectile dysfunction is due to a combination of physical and psychological causes.
A number of medical conditions share a common problem with erectile dysfunction --...
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From Our Experts
Pain After Prostatectomy: What is the Cause?
Dear Dr. Motola, I'm experiencing coccyx pain 4 to 9 weeks after radical prostatectomy and it is very debilitating. Is this a reported... Read more »
Why Would PSA Still Rise after a Prostatectomy?
Dear Dr. Motola, My prostate has been surgically removed and radiation was given out of concern for a slowly rising PSA. After this was... Read more »
The Results Are In: Do Robotic Prostatectomies Work?
In the October 2007 edition of the journal Cancer, the first article reviewing five years of data on robotic prostatectomies was published.... Read more »
Prostatectomy for an 80-something-year-old
Editor's Note: A new Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study indicates that prostatectomy does not need to be automatically excluded as an option... Read more »
Urinary Incontinence after Robotic Prostatectomy
I would like to continue reviewing robotic surgery and its advantages to open prostate surgery. One of the main complications from prostate... Read more »
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Study adds evidence to link between hypertension, impotence
Arizona researchers say they have confirmed the link between high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction (ED). In an animal study, scientists found... Read more »
Money, Job Stress Linked to Impotence in Young Men
Researchers say job and money-related stress is causing health problems in young Americans. A survey revealed that 78 percent of doctors said they'd... Read more »
Simple prostatectomy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Simple prostate removal is a surgery to remove all or part of the prostate gland through a surgical cut in your lower belly, to treat an enlarged... Read more »
Impotence and age
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative NamesErection difficulties - age relatedInformationQuestion:Do most men have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection (impotence)... Read more »
Drugs that may cause impotence
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative Names Impotence caused by medications; Drug-induced erectile dysfunction Information Various medications and... Read more »
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