TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostatic Urethral Lift Versus Medical Therapy
T2 - Examining the Impact on Sexual Function in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
AU - Roehrborn, Claus G.
AU - Rukstalis, Daniel B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding/Support and role of the sponsor : The study was sponsored by NeoTract Inc./Teleflex. The sponsor played a role in the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data, and in manuscript preparation and review.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Sexual function is an important aspect of the aging male's quality of life and a valuable outcome to consider for men undergoing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In this non–head-to-head comparison, we demonstrate that the prostatic urethral lift (PUL) is superior in three sexual function domains (erectile function, ejaculatory function, and sexual satisfaction) compared to medical therapy. Our findings challenge the idea that medical therapy is the most conservative minimally invasive BPH treatment and demonstrate that PUL is a suitable treatment for BPH patients who wish to preserve and possibly improve sexual function.
AB - Sexual function is an important aspect of the aging male's quality of life and a valuable outcome to consider for men undergoing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In this non–head-to-head comparison, we demonstrate that the prostatic urethral lift (PUL) is superior in three sexual function domains (erectile function, ejaculatory function, and sexual satisfaction) compared to medical therapy. Our findings challenge the idea that medical therapy is the most conservative minimally invasive BPH treatment and demonstrate that PUL is a suitable treatment for BPH patients who wish to preserve and possibly improve sexual function.
KW - 5α-Reductase inhibitor
KW - Benign prostatic hyperplasia
KW - Ejaculatory function
KW - Erectile function
KW - Lower urinary tract symptoms
KW - Prostatic urethral lift
KW - Sexual satisfaction
KW - α blocker
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099164998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85099164998&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.euf.2020.12.013
DO - 10.1016/j.euf.2020.12.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 33436276
AN - SCOPUS:85099164998
JO - European Urology Focus
JF - European Urology Focus
SN - 2405-4569
ER -