During the procedure, your surgeon would remove your prostate gland and some of the surrounding tissue.
Other complications of prostate surgery can include incontinence and/or the inability to obtain an erection.
These changes can be present when the penis is erect and/or flaccid.
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Research is ongoing to determine whether these changes are temporary or permanent.
Most people do not have any noticeable change in their penis size after prostatectomy.
Additionally, nerve-sparing surgeries had the same results in terms of penis size as other procedures.
Prostate cancer can be fatal and treatment substantially lowers the risk of death.
Many people who are treated for prostate cancer go on to live for many years.
These may include apenile prosthesisor erection-inducing medication (phosophodiesterase 5 inhibitorssuch as tadalafil orsildenafil).
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