Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy

Getting your prostate taken out isn't the most positive thing that can happen in the last third of your life, but given the alternative when there is cancer growing in there isn't so hot either. Nerve sparing surgery has a pretty good record for getting you out more or less as you went in, on the outside at least.

Still, depending on a lot of things there is a very real chance that you will end up with erectile dysfunction due to the physical damage or incontinent. Someone told me that it depends a lot on the surgeon and that there are times of the year not to have the surgery in the big hospitals because that is when the new residents are doing their first surgeries. I don't know. I do know that with early detection you do have time to do some research. Check it out.

However it turns out you are going to need to work well with your partner to get the most out of what you've got once everything heals. For a discussion of relationships and erectile dysfunction, go here.