Assessment of prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients having lower urinary tract symptoms with benign prostatic hyperplasia and effect of various treatment modalities on sexual function

Abstract

Introduction:

Sexual dysfunction affects a couple’s relationship and quality of life of the patient and the partner irrespective of age. In Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent. This study aims to evaluate prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients having LUTS with BPH and effect of various treatment on it.

Materials and methods:

The study is hospital based prospective cross-sectional study. Total 106 patients were included in this study. Fifty-six patients underwent medical treatment and 50 patients underwent transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) according to lower urinary tract symptom score along with grades of prostate. We measured prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction (ED), ejaculatory dysfunction (EJD).We compared the pre and post treatment ED, EJD scores in both medical and TURP group.

Result:

In our study, 11 (10.4%) patients had very mild ED, 12 (11.3%) had mild ED, 54 (50.9%) had moderate ED and 23 (21.7%) had severe ED. In our study, 11 (10.4%) patients had very mild EJD, 7 (6.6%) had mild EJD, 28 (26.4%) had moderate EJD and 2 (1.9%) had severe EJD. In medical group, ED pre-treatment versus ED post treatment was statistically significant (p = 0.0046), treatment of LUTS improves ED. EJD pre-treatment versus EJD post treatment was not statistically significant (p = 0.8368), treatment of LUTS associated with deterioration of EJD. In TURP group association of ED pre-treatment versus ED post treatment was statistically significant (p = 0.0319). Post TURP patients shows improvement in ED Association of EJD pre-treatment versus EJD post-treatment was statistically significant (p = 0.03000). Post TURP EJD deteriorate.

Conclusion:

We concluded that the severity of sexual dysfunction correlates with severity of LUTS. Ejaculatory function deteriorates after treatment of TURP compared to medical.

Keywords

LUTS BPH sexual dysfunction ED EJD

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