Table 6.

Return of erectile function/successful penetration (≥Grade 3 erection scale) after RARP for all patients

Time (months)	Preoperative SHIM 12–16	Preoperative SHIM 17–21	Preoperative SHIM >21	All patients
1	6/54=11.1%	20/113=17.7%	63/223=28.3%	95/488=19.5%
3	9/44=20.5%	21/87=24.1%	82/178=46.1%	121/385=31.4%
6	11/42=26.2%	27/86=31.4%	87/174=50.0%	139/374=37.2%
9	10/34=29.4%	23/74=31.1%	91/151=60.3%	139/316=44.0%
12	13/30=43.3%	33/68=48.5%	91/136=66.9%	153/292=52.4%
18	12/24=50.0%	27/55=49.1%	80/104=76.9%	136/228=59.6%
24	6/15=40.0%	24/45=53.3%	59/77=76.6%	101/170=59.4%
30	4/10=40.0%	17/31=54.8%	40/50=80.0%	74/121=61.2%

RARP: robot-assisted radical prostatectomy; SHIM: Sexual Health Inventory for Men.