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Review
. 2025 Jun 9;26(1):49.
doi: 10.1007/s11934-025-01279-z.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Sexual Dysfunction: Review of the Impact of New Medical and Surgical Therapies on Sexual Health

Danish Singh  1 , Tivoli Nguyen  2 , Patrick Burnam  2 , Jacob Greenberg  1 , Omer Raheem  3 , Wayne Hellstrom  4
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Review

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Sexual Dysfunction: Review of the Impact of New Medical and Surgical Therapies on Sexual Health

Danish Singh et al. Curr Urol Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: The aim of this review is to evaluate recent literature surrounding the impact of new medical and surgical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on sexual health and function.

Recent findings: Recent randomized controlled trials evaluating patients treated with Optilume, Rezum, Urolift, iTind, and prostatic artery embolism reported minimal associated risks for the development of sexual dysfunction. However, these treatments provide inferior improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) when compared to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and simple prostatectomy. Aquablation demonstrates similar improvement in LUTS while significantly minimizing ejaculatory dysfunction compared to TURP. Management of BPH must include patient counseling on the potential risks of sexual dysfunction associated with both medical and surgical therapies. Future research should be guided towards comparing minimally invasive surgical therapies to one another and collecting long-term data on the durability of these therapies on urinary and sexual function.

Keywords: Ejaculatory disorder; Minimally invasive benign prostatic hyperplasia therapy; Prostate and sexual function; Retrograde ejaculation; Sexual dysfunction; Urination and sexual dysfunction.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Disclosures: The authors do not have any relevant disclosures. Human Rights and Animal Rights: This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors. Conflict of interest: Dr. Omer Raheem is the Section Editor of Current Urology Reports.

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