Preoperative high serum total testosterone levels predict preserved postoperative sexual function in patients after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association among preoperative total testosterone levels, postoperative sexual function, and prognosis after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Methods

Patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in our institution were included in the study. Based on preoperative total testosterone levels, they were divided into low (<3.0 ng/mL) and high (≥3.0 ng/mL) total testosterone groups. Sexual function was evaluated using the International Index of Erectile Function scores, Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite scores, and the potency rate from preoperatively to 12 months after surgery. Oncological outcomes were evaluated based on biochemical recurrence.

Results

Out of 233 patients included, no significant difference in sexual func

SUBMITTER: Saito K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524130 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature