Is there still sexual function after prostatectomy?

When men enter middle age, their physical fitness and immune system decline. Many of them suffer from prostate diseases to varying degrees. Nowadays, most medical treatments for more serious prostate problems are surgical. However, many men worry that surgery will affect their sexual function, so most of them choose traditional medication. So, will prostate surgery affect male sexual function?

Generally speaking, after prostatectomy, most men can restore their sexual function, but the recovery period is different for each person, so the length of the recovery period varies and cannot be generalized. At the same time, it cannot be guaranteed that everyone's sexual function can be restored to normal. If the surgical treatment is successful, the surgical treatment generally does not affect sexual function.

The issue of sexual pleasure after sexual function is restored varies from person to person. Many people can recover and be the same as before, but some people will experience sexual pleasure after surgery, but the semen is not discharged from the urethra out of the body, but is reversely injected into the bladder, which is retrograde ejaculation. This is because when a man has his prostate removed, the surgical scar will cause muscle contraction, resulting in changes in the urethral ridge, resulting in the vas deferens changing from leaning toward the urethra to leaning toward the bladder. In this way, "retrograde ejaculation" occurs during sexual intercourse. This does not have a big impact on the elderly because they are no longer pregnant, and it does not harm the human body. When urinating, the semen in the bladder will of course be discharged from the body along with the urine.

1. Prostate surgery does not affect male sexual function

Some elderly people are wary of surgery. They worry that surgery will make their already poor sexual function completely impaired. We know that the male prostate is a reproductive organ with abundant blood vessels, and the semen it metabolizes is also involved in sexual activity.

Therefore, the male prostate plays a particularly important role in male sexual function. According to many years of clinical care, it has been confirmed that even traditional transurethral male prostatectomy has little effect on male sexual function, and 1470nm laser prostate surgery is basically not likely to affect male sexual function. And because surgical treatment eliminates the impact of prostate hyperplasia on food, clothing, housing and transportation, it will improve the quality of life of elderly men.

2. What to eat for prostate health

Ingredients that can clear away heat and dampness

Eating more mung beans, winter melons, Dutch beans and other foods is beneficial for clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and is beneficial for improving the symptoms of prostatitis such as urinary obstruction and painful stranguria.

Ingredients that strengthen the spleen and kidneys

Ingredients such as wheat, white sesame, walnut meat, and small animal kidney function foods have a nourishing and regulating effect on improving symptoms such as low back pain, weak legs, heat in the five hearts, tinnitus, dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation that occur in the middle and late stages of prostate disease.

Foods Rich in Zinc

Zinc is closely related to basal metabolism, development and other endocrine systems, especially in maintaining the detailed structure and function of the male reproductive system. Therefore, eating more zinc-rich foods such as freshwater fish, beef liver, beef, shrimp, shellfish, seaweed, sesame, peanuts, soybeans, etc. is beneficial to the male prostate.

Foods Rich in Selenium

Sun-rich foods can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Foods rich in selenium include oatmeal, garlic, wild rice stem, mushrooms, white sesame, chicken breast and shellfish.

Foods containing beta-carotene

β-carotene can improve the function of the urinary system and urogenital system, increase sperm motility, and prevent prostate disease. Yellow and green vegetables, fresh fruits, sweet potatoes, etc. in food are rich in carotene and carotenoids, and eating more is beneficial to the development of male prostate.

Foods containing vitamin E

Vitamin E has the effect of preventing prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Vitamin E is mainly found in edible oils, especially soybean oil, eggs, cereals, carrots, fresh bamboo shoots and other ingredients.