Sexual Function in the Prostate Cancer Patient

Sexual dysfunction presents a major challenge to physicians who take on the task of treating men with prostate cancer. While curing the disease and saving a life is paramount, improving technologies and therapies now offer skilled surgeons and clinical oncologists the opportunity to eradicate the di...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mulhall, John P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
Series:Current Clinical Urology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Sexual Dysfunction After Radical Prostatectomy
  • The Impact of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Post-treatment Sexual Dysfunction on Quality of Life
  • Pathophysiology of Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy
  • Pathophysiology of Erectile Dysfunction Following Radiation Therapy
  • Evolution of Radical Prostatectomy as It Pertains to Nerve-Sparing
  • Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Sexual Function Outcome
  • Potency-Sparing Radiation: Myth or Reality?
  • Neuromodulatory Drugs for the Radical Prostatectomy Patient
  • Nerve Grafting at Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Rationale, Technique, and Results
  • Erectile Function Preservation and Rehabilitation
  • Impact of Androgen Deprivation on Male Sexual Function
  • The Utility of PDE5 Inhibitors After Radical Prostatectomy
  • Injectable Therapies After Prostate Cancer Therapy
  • Non-pharmacologic Erectile Dysfunction Treatments After Prostate Cancer Therapy
  • Androgen Supplementation in the Prostate Cancer Patient
  • Future Therapies Applicable to Post-radical Pelvic Surgery Patients