根據(jù)路透社健康新聞的報導(dǎo)指出,，接受激素療法加上放射線治療的攝護(hù)腺癌組合治療,，可能會使患者陰莖的長度顯著地減少,。這項研究結(jié)果發(fā)表于1月號的Journal of Urology中。之前曾有逸事報告指出,，接受放射線治療可能減少陰莖的長度,。
Ahmet Haliloglu 和安卡拉大學(xué)的研究同仁針對47名于土耳其接受治療的攝護(hù)腺癌患者，于2000 年到2005 年進(jìn)行追蹤,，這些患者每三個月接受了leuprolide 或goserelin注射治療,，一共接受三次劑量?；颊咴诘?個月時接受70-Gy劑量的放射線治療,，并持續(xù)7 個星期的療程。
在治療開始之前,，測量患者的平均陰莖長度為5.6 英寸,。經(jīng)過十八個月后,，陰莖的平均長度顯著縮短至3.4 英寸。而且患者的勃起功能,，也因為治療受到不良影響,。患者中原本有百分之23可以正常勃起,，但是經(jīng)過十八個月的治療后,，只剩下百分之12.5的患者可正常地勃起。
研究人員認(rèn)為,，癌癥治療時患者的生活水平也是重要的考慮因素,，所以在開始進(jìn)行激素和放射線的組合治療之前，醫(yī)生應(yīng)告知患者可能發(fā)生陰莖變短的副作用,。
英文原文：
Prostate Cancer Treatment Affects Penile Length
Length of the penis is significantly reduced in patients who undergo radiation treatment along with hormone therapy for Prostate cancer.
This has been found by a study conducted by Dr Ahmet Haliloglu at the University of Ankara in Turkey. Forty seven patients who were suffering from local or locally advanced prostate cancer were taken for this study.
These patients were studied over a period of 5 years when they were receiving three doses of leuprolide or goserelin injections once in three months. Then they were given radiation therapy.
Their penises were measured before and after the treatment. The length of the penis was shortened by almost forty percent of the original. They suffered from erectile dysfunction.
The study is the first of its kind to report changes in the length of the penis after treatment of prostate cancer. He also feels that the patients should be fully informed before initiating the study for prostate cancer.
