The effects of long-term androgen deprivation therapy on penile length in patients with prostate cancer: A single-center, prospective, open-label, observational study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3214-3219

  Park, Kyung Kgi ^a   Lee, Seung Hwan ^b   Chung, Byung Ha ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Androgen antagonists; Body measures; Penile length; Penis; Prostate carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BICALUTAMIDE; LEUPRORELIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PENILE LENGTH; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80255138399     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02364.x     Document Type: Article

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