The surgery saved your life — and nobody mentioned what comes after. There is a solution.
Erectile dysfunction after prostatectomy or cystectomy is very common and rarely mentioned to the patient. An implant is safe after cancer surgery, and with diabetes too, and restores married life after years of silence. One consultation — your wife is welcome.
The nerves responsible for erection run beside the prostate and bladder and may be affected however precise the surgery. Tablets help some men; an implant helps almost all.
Once the cancer surgery has settled, in coordination with the treating oncologist or urologist. Referrals from your doctor are welcome and answered within 48 hours.
Dr. Rabea Akram, consultant urological surgeon in andrology and male infertility — McGill University fellowship (three years in male infertility and andrology), Saudi Board of Urology. Evening clinics at Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital (Al-Faiha and Al-Muhammadiyah), Jeddah.
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