Prostate diseases can negatively affect sexual life. Erectile dysfunction (impotence, erectile dysfunction) and ejaculation problems may occur in some men with a large prostate.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, its size in older men. It is a medical term for enlarged prostate. The growing prostate puts pressure on the urinary tract (urethra) and causes urination problems. Both this disorder itself and its treatment options can cause various sexual problems:
- Prostate surgery: To ensure the expansion of the urinary tract (urethra) Ejaculation problems may be observed in patients after transurethral prostatectomy (Transurethral resection of the prostate/TURP) and prostate incision (TUIP) surgeries. - retrograde ejaculation). In addition, these patients may rarely complain of erection problems. This situation requires treatment if the patient wants to have children.
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