prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that causes morbidity and mortality in men, especially for those over 50 years of age.
Characteristics cancer The prostate often does not show any symptoms in the early stages, so many patients in Indonesia even reach 60 percent who come to the doctor when they have advanced stages.
The difficulty of early detection and the increasing number of cases have caused a lot of information to circulate in the community regarding this disease. One of them is the assumption that prostate cancer patients can’t do it erection again.
Responding to the issue, dr. Agus Rizal Ardy Hariandy Hamid, SpU (K), PhD, a urology specialist from Siloam Hospital Asri said that prostate cancer patients who can’t get an erection are a myth.
“There is no direct relationship between prostate cancer and the inability to have an erection,” said dr. Agus, in the detikcom eLife program (05/11/2021).
He added that there are some special conditions that can cause erectile dysfunction experienced by prostate cancer patients, but it is not directly related to the disease.
“There are several actions that can cause erectile dysfunction. For example, advanced stage prostate cancer that has spread to the nerves and must be operated on (cut) the nerves can cause erectile dysfunction. Then, drugs for advanced prostate cancer can suppress the testosterone hormone so libido men are decreasing,” he added.
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