Lower urinary tract symptoms and male sexual function: recommendations from the fifth international consultation on sexual medicine (ICSM 2024)
BPH/LUTS significantly affect sexual health, emphasizing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to management. Future research should refine diagnostic criteria and develop treatments that minimize sexual side effects. Enhanced education for patients and their partners could improve quality of life and coping mechanisms.
Authors
- Charles E Welliver
- Hwancheol Son
- Francesco Lotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-1807)
- Celeste Manfredi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9706-8516)
- MAM Hammad
- Jonathan N. Warner
- Marieke Dewitte
- Giovanni Corona
- Dean Elterman
- Faysal A Yafi
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Seoul Metropolitan Government (KR)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- European Society for Sexual Medicine (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Ospedale G.B. Morgagni - L.Pierantoni (IT)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
- Albany Medical Center Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexual Medicine Reviews
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf071
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00