ED as a symptom before treatment

When you look up PCa symptoms , ED sis at the bottom of the list. I think this needs to be reviewed and seriously looked at especially in younger men. Quite a few members on here suffered ED and a sharp decline in ejaculate volume before eventually being diagnosed. I saw a consultant about this and I feel I was misdiagnosed tbh. I was even put on testosterone replacement therapy to “ help “ me , but which fed the cancer. Prior to this not even a whole day on the welly affected my potency at all. I guess at my age ( 44 at the time ) they just put it down to other things and overlooked PCa. I’ve been advised to pursue medical negligence but not sure I could deal with more stress in my life

I mean you get the whole “it can cause unnecessary anxiety and distress” if a raised PSA is detected and it’s not Pca - better to worry you might have cancer and then find out you don’t than to not worry and find out when it’s too late

But I can hardly think that it’s less distressing to have undiagnosed/investigated prostrate cancer that grows and grows to killer levels when it could be detected and dealt with early on with ONE simple blood test to start investigations off

Richard, my whole experience with PCa started about 11 years ago, aged 63, with ED. I don't know why it should be bottom of any list. It was top of mine! Whatever your symptoms, once PCa is diagnosed, the treatment follows the diagnosis and the previous symptoms become irrelevant. I should relax about this until/ if you get your performance back. I never did, alas, but then that goes with being a PCa survivor.....

AC

I had ED for two or three years before the PCa diagnosis. At a relatively young age (51 then) this was not caused by stress or any other external factors I could think of. I've often wondered 'in hindsight' if there was a link. My GP was fine prescribing me Cialis at the time, but did not question any particular cause or offer PSA testing. Perhaps an oversight?

3-4 months before my diagnosis I suddenly stopped waking up with an erection. Nothing gradual, just stopped.

In the early stage of diagnosis I asked if this was linked to the PCa and the GP said it was unlikely. ?

However today I had my 4 month check-up and the oncologist said ED can be linked to PCa.

My DX was T2c bilateral but contained, so how does this affect the nerve bundles or blood supply linked to erections. I can understand why ED and PCa not being fully understood.

G