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- Testosterone After Prostate Cancer, Zero Recurrences2026-07-01
Testosterone restored sex drive in prostate cancer survivors, with zero recurrences in 136 men over 12 weeks
Testosterone Treatment in Prostate Cancer Survivors With Hypogonadism: A Randomized Clinical Trial hypogonadism testosterone therapy prostate cancer cancer survivors
- Two Standard Methods Get Penile Physics Backwards2026-06-29
Two common elastography methods gave physiologically reversed results in penile stiffness imaging; a filtering fix corrected them across all 6 patients
Reverberant Wavefield Characterization and Directional Filtering for Penile Vibro-Elastography: A Pilot Feasibility Study in Post-Prostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction surgical outcomes biomarkers prostate cancer
- Hair Drug Users Take ED Pills 8 Months Earlier2026-06-08
Men on finasteride 1mg for hair loss were prescribed PDE5 inhibitors at 13.6% vs 10.5% — and 238 days sooner
The Urologic Impact of Long-Term Finasteride 1-mg Use for Androgenic Alopecia: A Matched-Cohort Database Analysis erectile dysfunction BPH prostate cancer retrospective cohort pharmacovigilance
- Penile Implant Restores Function—For One Man2026-06-05
Single-patient case report argues for earlier prosthesis referral after radical prostatectomy, with no data beyond one outcome
Restoring Sexual Health and Relationship Quality Through Penile Prosthesis Implantation case report erectile dysfunction penile prosthesis prostate cancer survivorship patient satisfaction
- Exercise Moves the Needle on Prostate Cancer Sex Life2026-05-11
Exercise improved sexual activity (SMD 0.38) and sexual function (SMD 0.32) in prostate cancer patients across 10 RCTs of 558 men
Effects of Exercise on Sexual Activity and Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis exercise prostate cancer sexual dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis quality of life
- Prostate Patients Fear Bowel Damage More Than Erectile Dysfunction2026-05-04
In 88 men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, bowel symptoms ranked as the #1 factor to avoid — above erectile dysfunction — while urinary symptoms didn't significantly sway choices at all.
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer: A Discrete Choice Experiment prostate cancer patient satisfaction health services erectile dysfunction quality of life
- A 12-Fold ED Risk Gap Hidden in Your DNA2026-04-11
A deep learning model trained on 810 genetic variants predicted post-radiation ED with AUC 0.75 and an 11.8-fold odds gap between risk groups.
Deep Learning on Genome-Wide Association Studies to Predict the Patient-Specific Risk of Radiation-Induced Erectile Dysfunction artificial intelligence erectile dysfunction genetics genomics prostate cancer
- Anti-Aging Peptide Fights Post-Surgery ED — in Rats2026-04-08
A Klotho-derived peptide reduced penile fibrosis and preserved erectile function in rats after cavernous nerve injury — no human data yet
Klotho-Derived Peptide Preserves Erectile Function by Limiting Fibrosis, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis of Penile Smooth Muscle Cells in Cavernous Nerve Injured-Rats Through Suppression of the TGF-β1/TGF-β Type II Receptor Signaling animal study erectile dysfunction oxidative stress prostate cancer
- Clear Guidelines Aren't Enough to Close the Rural Gap2026-03-31
Rural U.S. patients with early-stage kidney and prostate cancer were up to 26% less likely to receive guideline-concordant care than urban patients
Rural-Urban Variation in Guideline-Concordant Management of Early-Stage Kidney, Prostate, and Testicular Cancer in the United States (2010–2022) kidney cancer prostate cancer testicular cancer health services epidemiology surgical outcomes retrospective cohort
- After Prostate Surgery, Literacy Predicts Who Actually Follows Through2026-03-20
Men with low health literacy were 71% less likely to maintain ≥80% rehab adherence after prostatectomy, per a Chinese single-center study of 1,615.
Health Literacy Correlates, Barriers, and Adherence in Post-Prostatectomy Sexual Rehabilitation: Cross-Sectional Findings from China prostate cancer sexual dysfunction cross-sectional health services survivorship
- Old Prostate Exam Survives the MRI Era2026-03-03
A 164-patient retrospective found suspicious DRE was present in 48.5% of clinically significant prostate cancer cases and correlated with advanced pathological stage (≥pT3)
In the Era of mpMRI and PSMA PET/CT: Does Digital Rectal Examination Still Matter? prostate cancer screening retrospective cohort surgical outcomes biomarkers
- 92% Continence After Prostate Surgery — No Robot Required2026-03-01
360-patient Italian series reports 92.5% continence and 83% erectile function recovery at 6-12 months with 3D laparoscopy, no robotic platform
3D Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Romolo Hospital Experience prostate cancer surgical outcomes urinary incontinence erectile dysfunction robotics
- Nurse Counseling Barely Moves Prostate Cancer Sex Scores2026-02-27
14-study meta-analysis finds nurse-led psychoeducational programs improve sexual function (SMD=0.31) and satisfaction (SMD=0.27) — effects just clear zero
Cancer Nursing Interventions for Sexual Function and Satisfaction in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis prostate cancer meta-analysis sexual dysfunction survivorship
- Can Protein Tangles Kill Prostate Cancer Cells?2026-02-25
Review surveys disulfidptosis — a newly described cell death mechanism — as a theoretical target in prostate, testicular, and bladder cancer; no original data
Disulfidptosis and Androgenic Cancers: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Applications and Future Translational Research prostate cancer testicular cancer pathology oxidative stress
- TRT: Lower Prostate Cancer, Higher BPH Risk2026-02-20
A Medicare study of 547K men found TRT linked to 16% lower prostate cancer hazard but 13% higher BPH risk
Association Between Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Prostatic Disorders in Elderly Hypogonadal Men hypogonadism prostate cancer BPH testosterone therapy
- Two Implants at Once After Prostatectomy: Small Trials, Decent Numbers2025-11-07
Simultaneous penile prosthesis + incontinence device implantation appears safe, with continence rates of 72–100% and IPP satisfaction of 84–100% — but all 21 included studies are small and mostly retrospective
Surgical Treatment Options for Concomitant Post-Prostatectomy ED and Stress Urinary Incontinence erectile dysfunction penile prosthesis surgical outcomes prostate cancer
- Four Patients, Three Conflicts, One Recommendation2024-03-05
A 4-patient case series — with manufacturer financial ties declared by 3 of 5 authors — reports high satisfaction with a subcutaneous silicone penile implant post-prostatectomy.
Himplant® Subcutaneous Penile Implant Improves Penile Appearance and Erectile Dysfunction After Radical Prostatectomy: A Case Series penile prosthesis erectile dysfunction prostate cancer case report