Abstract | INTRODUCTION: AIM: To provide the International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ICSM) 2015 recommendations concerning management strategies for post-RP erectile function impairment and to analyze post-RP sexual dysfunction other than erectile dysfunction. METHODS: A literature search was performed using Google and PubMed database for English-language original and review articles published up to August 2016. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Levels of evidence (LEs) and grades of recommendations (GRs) are provided based on a thorough analysis of the literature and committee consensus. RESULTS: Nine recommendations are provided by the ICSM 2015 committee on sexual rehabilitation after RP. Recommendation 6 states that the recovery of postoperative erectile function can take several years (LE = 2, GR = C). Recommendation 7 states there are conflicting data as to whether penile rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors improves recovery of spontaneous erections (LE = 1, GR = A). Recommendation 8 states that the data are inadequate to support any specific regimen as optimal for penile rehabilitation (LE = 3, GR = C). Recommendation 9 states that men undergoing RP (any technique) are at risk of sexual changes other than erectile dysfunction, including decreased libido, changes in orgasm, anejaculation, Peyronie-like disease, and changes in penile size (LE = 2, GR = B). CONCLUSION: This article discusses Recommendations 6 to 9 of the ICSM 2015 committee on sexual rehabilitation after RP. Salonia A, Adaikan G, Buvat J, et al. Sexual Rehabilitation After Treatment For Prostate Cancer-Part 2: Recommendations From the Fourth International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2015). J Sex Med 2017;14:297-315.
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Authors | Andrea Salonia, Ganesh Adaikan, Jacques Buvat, Serge Carrier, Amr El-Meliegy, Kostas Hatzimouratidis, Andrew McCullough, Abraham Morgentaler, Luiz Otavio Torres, Mohit Khera |
Journal | The journal of sexual medicine
(J Sex Med)
Vol. 14
Issue 3
Pg. 297-315
(Mar 2017)
ISSN: 1743-6109 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 28262100
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Practice Guideline)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
Topics |
- Aged
- Erectile Dysfunction
(prevention & control, rehabilitation)
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Penile Erection
(physiology)
- Postoperative Complications
(prevention & control, rehabilitation)
- Postoperative Period
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Prostatectomy
(adverse effects, rehabilitation)
- Prostatic Neoplasms
(surgery)
- Recovery of Function
- Sexual Behavior
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