TREATMENT OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING THERAPY FOR CLINICALLY LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER: PATIENT REPORTED USE AND OUTCOMES FROM THE SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND END RESULTS PROSTATE CANCER OUTCOMES STUDY

Approximately half of the patients in this population based cohort of men used ED treatment during the 5 years following prostate cancer diagnosis. Men using ED treatments had modest improvement in sexual function compared with men that in who did not receive ED treatment at 60 months. More effective treatments for ED following local therapy for prostate cancer are needed.