the majority of men who used Levitra responded to it

A couple of weeks ago at Ukmedix News we reported about a study which showed that the erectile dysfunction medication Levitra was an extremely effective drug to help men who suffered from erection problems after surgery for prostate cancer. In the study it was seen that the majority of men who used Levitra responded to it and were therefore able to have sex following their surgery. The study has been making waves in medical circles especially among urologists who believe that the evidence that it is possible to restore erectile function effectively after a prostatectomy will encourage more men to come forward to be tested for prostate cancer.

Incredible as it seems, doctors say that some men don’t come forward to get a prostate exam because they are worried that the treatment will lead them to suffer from erectile dysfunction despite the fact that leaving prostate cancer untreated could lead them to an early death. Cancer of the prostate is largely treatable however it is important that men over the age of 50 undertake to get themselves checked out regularly because early detection greatly increases the chances of the treatment being successful.

The secret for a good prostatectomy is that the surgeon is extremely skilled and careful and avoids cutting into significant nerves which affect erectile function. However even if the surgeon uses very sophisticated magnifying and robot guiding surgery tools it is still expected that over 60 percent of the patients will suffer from erectile dysfunction after surgery.

Another study shows that it is important that men try to regain their erectile function quickly after surgery because those men who left it for a longer time before trying to have sex were less likely to succeed in getting an erection.