Within-Patient Association Between Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Change in Sexual Function…

Cohort studyJournal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR· Jul 2026

Within-Patient Association Between Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Change in Sexual Function After Prostatic Artery Embolization.

Tamim Kawakibi, Fatoumata Barry, Griffin J P McNamara, Justin P McWilliams

Incontinence & Pelvic Floor UrologyCohort studyTreatmentQ2IF 1.9

Strong urinary symptom responders more often reach meaningful erectile function improvement after embolization

Within-Patient Association Between Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Change in Sexual Function After Prostatic Artery Embolization.

Tamim Kawakibi … Justin P McWilliams

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology · Jul 2026 · Q2 in General Medicine

Results

erectile function meaningfully improved far more often in strong urinary responders

26.3%

Strong urinary respond

3.8%

Other patients

More results

This single-center retrospective study analyzed the degree of association between urinary symptom improvement and erectile or ejaculatory function change in patients after prostatic artery embolization (prostatic artery embolization) for lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

More results

Among the 183 patients treated from 2014 to 2023, mean IPSS improved by 12.0 points.

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Conclusion

No significant association was found with ejaculatory function.

Within-Patient Association Between Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Change in Sexual Function After Prostatic Artery Embolization.

Within-Patient Association Between Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Change in Sexual Function After Prostatic Artery Embolization.

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