Preoperative high serum total testosterone levels predict preserved postoperative sexual function in patients after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Kohei SaitoYuki KohadaKeisuke HiedaHiroyuki ShikumaTomoya HatayamaRyo TasakaShunsuke MiyamotoKohei KobatakeYohei SekinoHiroyuki KitanoKeisuke GotoKenichiro IkedaAkihiro GorikiNobuyuki HinataPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
In the high total testosterone group, preservation in sexual function was observed after the nerve-sparing procedure, while the biochemical recurrence rate was low. Therefore, patients with high levels of total testosterone may be advised to consider nerve-sparing interventions.