Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.
Treatment with radical prostatectomy may produce risk factors that commonly include urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Post-prostatectomy incontinence can be classified as either stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence or post-micturition dribble. Evidence has shown that these embarrassing conditions may be treated successfully with pre-operative and post-operative pelvic floor exercises, which include 'the knack', urge suppression, fluid advice and a post-void contraction for post-micturition dribble. New evidence suggests that men with erectile dysfunction may benefit from the same pelvic floor exercises.
Written by:
Dorey G. Are you the author?
Nuffield Hospital, Taunton, Somerset.
Reference: Br J Nurs. 2013 May 9-22;22(9):S4-6, S8-9.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23752574
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