Correlation between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) and Sexual Function in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Impact of Treatment of LUTS on Sexual Function

Among the LUTS parameters, improvement in the IPSS-VD domain, IPSS-QoL, and mean uroflow significantly correlated with an increased score in the IIEF-5 EF domain. Thus, it is expected that the improvement of voiding symptoms and uroflow will be associated with the improvement in erectile function. Jung JH, Jae SU, Kam SC, and Hyun JS. Correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual function in benign prostatic hyperplasia: Impact of treatment of LUTS on sexual function. J Sex Med 2009;6:2299-2304.