{"id":8140,"date":"2024-04-23T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T01:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiamd.com\/?p=8140"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:06:01","slug":"treatment-for-prostate-in-man-how-to-reduce-impotence-and-urine-incontinence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/2024\/04\/23\/treatment-for-prostate-in-man-how-to-reduce-impotence-and-urine-incontinence\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment for prostate in man &#8211; how to reduce impotence and urine incontinence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article has been fact-checked by <a href=\"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/make-an-appointment\/?dr=chong_kian_tai\">Dr Chong Kian Tai<\/a>, urologist at Surgi-TEN Specialists, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore.<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/doctors\/chong-kian-tai\/\">About the Doctor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prostate conditions, notably benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">significantly impact men&#8217;s health worldwide. Treatment for these conditions may lead to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distressing symptoms, including urinary incontinence and impotence, profoundly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">affecting quality of life. New development of treatments address the primary prostate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conditions also minimise these side effects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/AsiaMDWhatsAppEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Follow us on our WhatsApp Channel for the latest updates: https:\/\/bit.ly\/AsiaMDWhatsAppEN\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding Prostate Conditions\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prostate, a small gland connected to the bladder as part of the male reproductive <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">system, plays a pivotal role in urinary function and sexual health. Conditions affecting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the prostate, such as BPH and prostate cancer, can lead to severe symptoms, including<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slower urination, urine frequency, night-time urination, and a feeling of incomplete <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voiding.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(BPH): Characterised by an enlarged prostate with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benign growth, BPH can compress the urethra, leading to urinary symptoms.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prostate Cancer: The growth of malignant cells within the prostate, which usually <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do not cause any urinary symptoms during its early stages.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treating Benign Prostate Enlargement\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/medical-services\/urology\/conditions-treated\/male-conditions\/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph\/urolift-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UroLift<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A minimally invasive procedure that involves the placement of small <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">implants to hold the enlarged prostate away from the urethra. It relieves urinary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obstruction without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue. This improves <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urinary flow with a low risk of sexual dysfunction.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/rezum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rez\u016bm Water Vapor Therapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This treatment uses water vapour (steam) to ablate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">excess prostate tissue, improving urinary flow. It reduces BPH symptoms while <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preserving sexual function and requires wearing urinary catheter temporarily after <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its therapy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treating Prostate Cancer\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy: A form of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/asiamd.com\/2021\/12\/06\/treating-prostate-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimally invasive surgery <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that uses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">robotic assistance for more precision. It has been associated with a quicker <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recovery, less pain, and potentially improved rates of urinary control and sexual <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">function post-surgery when compared to traditional open methods.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiotherapy: Techniques such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) target the prostate more <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accurately. While effective in treating prostate cancer, patients may experience <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">side effects related to intestinal, rectal, urinary and sexual functions, though <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advances in technique are improving to reduce these risks.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/cancer\/cancer-services\/prostate-cancer\/prostate-cancer-treatment\/intermediate-risk-prostate-cancer\/hifu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(HIFU): Focal therapy for prostate cancer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">targets cancer cells and spares healthy tissue. A non-invasive therapy that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/medical-professionals\/urology\/news\/high-intensity-focused-ultrasound-for-the-treatment-of-prostate-cancer\/mqc-20519431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focused ultrasound waves <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to heat and destroy cancer cells in the prostate, HIFU <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is gaining attention for its potential to treat prostate cancer with fewer side <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">effects.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryotherapy: This involves freezing prostate tissue to kill cancer cells. While less <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commonly used than other treatments, cryotherapy is an option for men who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prefer to reduce the side effects of major radical prostatectomy surgery.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing Side Effects\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-treatment management of impotence and urinary incontinence includes pelvic floor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">muscle exercises, medications such as phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors for erectile <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dysfunction, and the use of urinary catheters or pads for incontinence. Lifestyle <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">modifications and bladder training can also play a crucial role in recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prostate conditions, notably benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer,  significantly impact men&#8217;s health worldwide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[333,496,528,628,708,918,965,1136,1139,1296,1297,1300,1304,1421,1553,1584,1637,1771],"class_list":["post-8140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-urology","tag-cancer","tag-enlarged-prostate","tag-focal-therapy","tag-hifu-prostate","tag-laparoscopic-surgery","tag-prostate-cancer","tag-robotic-surgery","tag-urolift","tag-urology","tag-1296","tag-1297","tag-1300","tag-1304","tag-1421","tag-1553","tag-1584","tag-1637","tag-1771"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"th","enabled_languages":["en","zh","ko","ja","mn","vi","ta","th","ms","km","id","my","hi"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"zh":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"ko":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ja":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"mn":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"vi":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ta":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"th":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ms":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"km":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"id":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"my":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"hi":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10206,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8140\/revisions\/10206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}