can prostate cancer cause erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction, also called impotence, is the inability to develop or sustain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse. Though prostate cancer is not a cause of erectile dysfunction, treatments for the disease can cause the problem. These include: 1  Surgery to remove the entire prostate gland. 2  Radiation therapy, whether by external beam or radioactive seed implants. 3  Cryosurgery (freezing cancerous tissue). 4  Hormone therapy.