Both sexual and urinary function varied by age, with younger men relatively less affected.
People who have lost control of their bowels or urinary function and can't get out of bed are living in their own filth.
The sacral nerves control the bladder and muscles related to urinary function.
Changes within the gland, therefore, directly affect urinary function.
Men also experience a gradual decline in urinary function.
The prognostic outcomes for this type of cloaca are good for bowel control and urinary function.
We were lucky to be able to restore normal urinary function.
The principal differences in symptoms between the two groups were in sexual and urinary function.
"In the majority of cases, people were able to preserve normal urinary function," he says.
Surgery may impair urinary and sexual function, but both can improve over time.