|Articles|November 1, 2004

Post-RP potency recovery longer than believed

New York-Approximately 50% of men who undergo bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy may be expected to achieve normal erectile function, but that recovery may take up to 4 years, according to a study conducted by urologists at Me-morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.

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