HOW DOES PROSTATE CANCER AFFECT THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEm?

I AM DOING A RESEARCH PROJECT AND I NEED TO KNOW HOW PROSTATE CANCER AFFECTS/INTERFERES THE FUNCTION WITH THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

HOW DOES PROSTATE CANCER AFFECT THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEm?
Symptoms


Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they may include:





Difficulties starting and stopping urination


Pain or a burning sensation when passing urine


Urinating more often than usual, particularly at night


The feeling that the bladder can’t be fully emptied


Dribbling urine


Blood in the urine or semen


Pain during ejaculation.


All of these symptoms can also be caused by conditions other than prostate cancer. You should discuss them with your doctor.





The cause is unknown


The exact causes of prostate cancer are unknown. However, the chance of getting prostate cancer increases:


As you get older


If you have a father or brother who had prostate cancer. The risk becomes greater if they were diagnosed at an early age.
Reply:It depends on the extent of the cancer and what kind of treatment is required but here is an article on sexual dysfunction related to prostate cancer:http://www.scienceblog.com/community/old...
Reply:It is basically a disease of older men who no longer can produce active sperm. So in affect is does not change fertility.

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