# Is it true that most operations for enlarged prostate cause sexual problems even though the doctor says they won't

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**Category:** Sexual health\
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**Created:** [2 September 2026 00:19 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-it-true-that-most-operations-for-enlarged-prostate-cause-sexual-problems-even-though-the-doctor-says-they-wont/1014269 "2026-09-02T00:19:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1157056](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1157056](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1157056)\
**Post date:** [2 September 2026 00:19 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-it-true-that-most-operations-for-enlarged-prostate-cause-sexual-problems-even-though-the-doctor-says-they-wont/1014269/1 "2026-09-02T00:19:36Z")

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There’s always these 1 to 2% explanations online about operations for enlarged prostate whatever they may be. But most people say there are changes in their sexual feeling and mechanism after any of these operations is that true