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Volume 2 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/Psychiatry.2.007

Pre-operative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Prior to Radical Prostatectomy: Impacts on Mental Health

  • 1The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 2Urology Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
  • 3The University of British Columbia Faculty of Science, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 4Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 5Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Corresponding Author

Walid Shahrour, walid.shahrour@gmail.com

Received Date: December 12, 2023

Accepted Date: January 10, 2024

Abstract

Prostate cancer has a notable public health impact. One of the key treatment modalities for prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy, which involves surgically removing the prostate. Unfortunately, there are adverse outcomes associated with this modality, specifically erectile dysfunction, and urinary incontinence. Preoperative pelvic floor muscle training has the potential to improve the erectile function and urinary continence postoperatively. Poor erectile function and urinary incontinence may negatively impact sexual and mental health. Therefore, preoperative pelvic floor muscle training has the potential to improve sexual and mental health. This study outlines potential barriers and practical ways to incorporate pelvic floor muscle training into the care that patients with prostate cancer receive.

Keywords

Prostatic neoplasms, Public health, Preoperative care, Prostatectomy, Pelvic floor, Mental health, Sexual health

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