Urologist cautions against prescribing sex for prostate cancer prevention 

Dr Nkrumah said some concerns on the potential of some men becoming impotent when on treatment were valid, explaining that when prostate cancer became advanced or metastatic, some treatment approaches targeted testosterone, a male hormone associated with the progression of the disease.

Touching on treatment and sexual potency, explained that some treatments for advanced prostate cancer could affect men’s sexual potency.

The urologist said the side effects of treatment for advanced prostate cancer could also affect a patient’s quality of life and therefore stressed the importance of detecting the disease early, when treatment could have better prospects of curing it and avoiding progression to advanced disease.