Erectile disfunction worsened, testosterone levels decreased by some treatments of prostate enlargement

Monday, June 15, 2015 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

Men with benign prostate enlargement who used finasteride to treat their condition, experienced worsening erectile dysfunction that did not resolve with continued treatment. In addition, they experienced a reduction in their testosterone levels leading to hypogonadism -- little to no production of sex hormones. However, men who used tamsulosin experienced none of these adverse side effects.

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