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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Research shows prostate treatments need not affect sexual performance

Published in Drug Week, June 24th, 2005

Men being treated with alpha-blockers for an enlarged prostate may not have to endure sexual dysfunction, says Tulane University urologist Wayne Hellstrom.

Research conducted by Hellstrom comparing the impact of two commonly prescribed medications on men's ability to ejaculate was presented at the 100th annual meeting of the American Urological Association.

"Urologists have commonly believed that the sexual side effects that men experience with alpha-blockers were an indication that the therapy was working," said Hellstrom, professor of urology at the Tulane University School of Medicine and primary investigator of the study. "However, this study...

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