Orgasmic function is not the same as sexual function

A study just published BJU International offers data from a series of 708 patients given a robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) at their institution between January 2005 and June 2007, among whom 408  “were potent, able to achieve orgasm preoperatively and available for follow-up.”

According to researchers, the study shows that men under the age of 60 and those who underwent bilateral nerve sparing surgery were more likely to recover the same orgasmic function they enjoyed before surgery than older men and those with no nerve sparing. The ability to “have sexual intercourse” is hardly the same as full sexual functionality, being able to have an orgasm is not the same as being potent. You can have an orgasm even if you can’t achieve an erection.