Can you have a baby after prostate removal?

Can you have a baby after prostate removal?

It is nearly impossible for a man to retain his ability to father children through sexual intercourse after initial treatment. During prostatectomy, both the prostate and the nearby seminal vesicles are removed.

Why does the PSA go down after a prostatectomy?

The reason is that usually, the prostate generates a certain level of PSA. But after being removed, the level of PSA is expected to be zero unless the prostate cells had already spread to other parts of the body.

Can a man get prostate cancer after a prostatectomy?

The concept of prostate cancer recurrence after prostatectomy puzzles many patients. A frequently asked question is ‘how can the cancer come back if the prostate has been removed?’

Can a recurrence of prostate cancer be detected after surgery?

The commonest sites of recurrence of prostate cancer following surgery are: bones – 5% of cases. How soon can we detect this? One of the main advantages of surgery over radiotherapy for prostate cancer is that following prostate removal, the PSA should be very low (less than 0.1 ng/ml), which we can of course detect with blood tests.

Is it possible to remove the entire prostate gland?

Some procedures, such as transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), will only remove a portion of the prostate gland. However, radical prostatectomy removes the entire prostate, plus the seminal vesicles and sometimes the pelvic lymph nodes.

The concept of prostate cancer recurrence after prostatectomy puzzles many patients. A frequently asked question is ‘how can the cancer come back if the prostate has been removed?’

The commonest sites of recurrence of prostate cancer following surgery are: bones – 5% of cases. How soon can we detect this? One of the main advantages of surgery over radiotherapy for prostate cancer is that following prostate removal, the PSA should be very low (less than 0.1 ng/ml), which we can of course detect with blood tests.

The reason is that usually, the prostate generates a certain level of PSA. But after being removed, the level of PSA is expected to be zero unless the prostate cells had already spread to other parts of the body.

Some procedures, such as transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), will only remove a portion of the prostate gland. However, radical prostatectomy removes the entire prostate, plus the seminal vesicles and sometimes the pelvic lymph nodes.