Table 2. Effect of KTP laser versus TURP for BPH on sexual function.
| Authors and study year | Study design | Follow-up (months) | Patient (n) |
Validated questionnaire | ↓ EF (%) |
EjD (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser | TURP | Laser | TURP | Laser | TURP | ||||
| Shingleton et al. 2002 14 | RCT | 36 | 50 | 50 | No | – | – | 17.2 | 9.1 |
| Bouchier-Hayes et al. 2006 15 | RCT | 12 | 38 | 38 | BSFQ | No | No | – | – |
| Horasanli et al. 2008 16 | RCT | 6 | 39 | 37 | IIEF | No | No | 49.9 | 56.7 |
| Weighted mean | 18.0 ± 15.9 | 127 (total) | 125 (total) | 33.6 ± 23.1 | 32.9 ± 33.7 | ||||
Abbreviations: BSFQ, Baseline Sexual Function Questionnaire; BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; EF, erectile function; EjD, ejaculatory dysfunction; IIEF, International Index of Erectile Function; KTP, potassium-titanyl-phosphate; RCT, randomized control trial; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; –, not reported.