Table 4. Effect of TUMT versus TURP for BPH on sexual function.
| Authors and study year | Study design | Follow-up (months) | Patient (n) |
Validated questionnaire | ↓ EF (%) |
↑ EF (%) |
EjD (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser | TURP | Laser | TURP | Laser | TURP | Laser | TURP | ||||
| Ahmed et al. 1997 26 | RCT | 6 | 30 | 30 | No | 0 | 21.1 | – | – | 22.2 | 63.2 |
| Nørby et al. 2002 23 | RCT | 6 | 46 | 24 | DANPSS-1 | 9.1 | 14.3 | – | – | 22 | 50 |
| Mattiasson et al. 2007 27 | RCT | 60 | 80 | 39 | No | 7.5 | 15.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Arai et al. 2000 24 | Cohort* | 3 | 34 | 55 | SMUSFQ | 18.2 | 26.5 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 15 |
| Weighted mean | 18.8 ± 27.5 | 190 (total) | 148 (total) | 8.7 ± 7.5 | 19.3 ± 5.6 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 17.8 ± 7.4 | 42.7 ± 20.3 | ||
Abbreviations: BPH, benign prostate hyperplasia; DANPSS-1, Danish Prostatic Symptom Score; EF, erectile function; EjD, ejaculatory dysfunction; RCT, randomized control trial; SMUSFQ, Sapporo Medical University Sexual Function Questionnaire; TUMT, transurethral microwave therapy; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; –, not reported; *, cohort with multiple groups.