Is a return to baseline sexual function possible? An analysis of sexual function outcomes following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

摘要

Objectives Outcome measures following radical prostatectomy are not standardized. Though excellent potency rates are widely reported, few studies address a return to baseline function. We analyze validated sexual health-related quality-of-life outcomes by a strict definition, a return to baseline function, and compare them to less stringent, yet more frequently referenced, categorical definitions of potency.