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  • Title: Sexual function after permanent 125I-brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
    Author: Mabjeesh N, Chen J, Beri A, Stenger A, Matzkin H.
    Journal: Int J Impot Res; 2005; 17(1):96-101. PubMed ID: 15510186.
    Abstract:
    We prospectively assessed patients' erectile function (EF) using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and a global assessment questionnaire (GAQ) following permanent 125I-brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. Of 378 treated patients, 220 had a minimal 2-y follow-up and 131/220 were sexually active prior to brachytherapy, with an EF domain score of > or = 11 (study group). Patients were allowed sildenafil at any time of the study. The patients' mean EF score, without excluding patients who used sildenafil, dropped within 3 months after brachytherapy, recovered at the end of the first year and remained unchanged for at least up to 2 y after treatment regardless of the addition of neoadjuvant hormone therapy to 125I-brachytherapy. Analysis of the GAQ revealed that 80% of the patients were satisfied with their sexual function up to 3 y after treatment. Any detrimental effect of permanent brachytherapy with or without the addition of hormone therapy on EF is reversible, and recovery is expected at 1 y after treatment in most patients.
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