The role of dihydrotestosteron for erection and sexuality after radical prostatectomy
Translated title
Dihydrotestosterons betydelse för ereksjon og seksualitet efter radikal prostaketomi.
Author
Kalgraff, Mats-Ola
Term
4. term
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-11-05
Pages
39
Abstract
Ved radikal prostatektomi fjernes prostata. Det mindsker den lokale omdannelse af testosteron til dihydrotestosteron (DHT), et kraftigt androgen. Androgener påvirker seksualitet og erektion både gennem centrale mekanismer i hjernen og lokale mekanismer i erektionens væv. Dette litteraturstudie gennemgår, hvad der vides om androgenernes – især DHT’s – betydning for rejsningsproblemer efter radikal kirurgi. Derudover diskuteres seksuel sundhed efter operationen og principper for penil rehabilitering.
Radical prostatectomy removes the prostate. This reduces the local conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a potent androgen. Androgens influence sexuality and erections through both central effects in the brain and local effects in erectile tissues. This literature review examines what is known about the role of androgens—especially DHT—in erectile dysfunction after radical surgery. It also discusses sexual health after surgery and approaches to penile rehabilitation.
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