Orgasmic dysfunction after open radical prostatectomy: Clinical correlates and prognostic factors

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1216-1223

  Dubbelman, Yvette ^a   Wildhagen, Mark ^b   Schröder, Frits ^b   Bangma, Chris ^b   Dohle, Gert ^b  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Orgasmic function; Prognostic factors; Radical prostatectomy; Sexual dysfunction following prostate cancer treatment; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; ORGASM; ORGASM DISORDER; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATECTOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77950826953     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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