After Prostate Surgery, Urine Leakage is Common
Many men with prostate cancer undergo radical prostatectomy - the surgical removal of the prostate gland.
Unfortunately, there can be sexual side effects.
In a recent study of 226 men, about half of the participants said they'd experienced arousal incontinence at least once in the two years following their surgery.
As the term suggests, arousal incontinence is the leakage of urine when a man is sexually aroused. It can happen when he is physically stimulated or just thinking of a sexually exciting scenario.
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Peyronie's Disease: Meds and Traction Could be a Good Combination
Using medication along with traction therapy might be a viable - and cost-effective - approach for treating Peyronie's disase, suggests a recent Sexual Medicine study.
Researchers worked with 46 men with Peyronie's disease, a condition in which plaques (hardened areas of scar tissue) form just below the skin's surface. The plaques cause the penis to bend.
Every day for six months, the men took one of two drugs and used a penile traction device.
Find out what happened next.
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