The effect of asymptomatic histological prostatitis on sexual function and lower urinary tract symptoms.

DISCUSSION: These findings suggested the presence of a correlation between chronic inflammation and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In addition, statistically significant lower IIEF values in patients with histological chronic prostatitis relative to those without suggested negative effects of even asymptomatic inflammation on sexual functions and mechanism of erection. PMID: 27225056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archivos Espanoles de Urologia - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Arch Esp Urol Source Type: research