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Having dysfunction, medical problems and hormonal issues and vascular diseases are the number one problem affecting sexual function. so, please, people, if you have a problem with performance, before you reach for a pill, before you think it is a psychological problem, talk to your physician. it is really an important message here. >> okay. i want to talk about the women here, dr. drew. because look at the wall street journal, below the fold is the headline, oh, my, that dirty book sold 70 milli...

Biggest things was pro advantage.áé?]ó?ñ we fight the prostate cancer. we had a lot of medications that reduced the testosterone and mark will talk about that. the message is that know your psa. if youre diagnosed and the cancer is contained in the prostated the cure rate is very high. find yourself a good surgeon who is an expert in the field that the not only cure your disease but also sexual function and continents so -- >> and target the therapy with the patients cells is what you meant....

Cancer, now, how do we treat aggressive prostate cancers? we give them hormones to bring down the level of testosterone to nothing and tells us you have to be cautious. now, doctors, they are fast in giving testosterone to patients. >> jamie: without testing them, their levels? >> exactly right. so any time they see someone they have male menopausal symptoms, we talked about this, men gaining weight and have low libido and sexual function, they have no interest. and maybe your testosterone is lo...

Dont talk about the fact that the cancer can me metastasize ad effect their quality of life which is a horrible way to go. if everybody that it would take care of would have continent and have good sexual function, nobody would be complaining because the cancer is out. what we need to do is concentrate on better surgeons and better techniques to make the quality of life better, not to get tested. also whats important is really what you do with that test. you know, the experts in prostate cancer ...

Is their training, that is involved and the conversation with less blood in the field, less side effects and quicker recoveries is more in the direction of prostate surgery. >> jamie: ill add to what you are saying. if you are diagnosed with prostate cancer and told to do cyber knife get a consultation at least on whether robotic is right for you. that is what im hearing from the experts. >> yes. it is important to talk to 2 or 3 people an find out what is best for you. we have superb techniques...

>> im going to talk ncaa this weekend on the show, so im going to save it. >> good deep tease there. how do you think that changes the dialogue? we do from the contraceptive rights, which the pill does a lot of things for a woman and her body, not just birth control, where viagra is for the sexual function of a man, and thats it. >> i love these bills and theyre funny. theyre pushing back and suging if were going to legislate womens bodys, we should legislate men. the problem is, i think youre m...

>> -- and with the jewish religion it is done on the 8th day with a ceremony, and so on and there is a big myth about sexual function and none has any scientific data that backs it up. >> it dates back to ancient egypt before biblical times and our jewish religion the covenant of abraham all jewish children should have it on the 8th day and the united states, 80 to 85% of people are circumcised because the american academy of pediatric recommends it. i agree with david. it is for health reasons ...

Defibrillator can jump start? >> it is like having a battery in your chest, it watches the rhythm of the heart and during the sexual function, if there is a shock, it actually zaps and, is painful in the chest and, when i head this, the thing that came to mind, will you have a great sex life or a healthy heart and a urologist, that is an easy choice and what i would tell you -- >> choice... >> off the tv, ill tell you... what i will tell you is they see their doctors and can adjust this. you can...

Physician and about their sexual function. the truth is that a lot of these patients in the hands of experienced surgeons whether its open surgery or robotic surgery, they recover and they do well and thats the advantage of surgery over radiation, as time goes on, they do well. but brian, also theres something called expectations of the patients. you look at the patient five years after and they say you know what? im cured from the cancer. im completely confident and my quality of life is great ...

Bottom line ive known men who died from prostate cancer because they didnt take more aggressive approach. >> you know, prostate cancer is is a silent killer, because there are no symptomses easy to say watch and wait. the truth is one of the way that surgical removal when you remove the prostate you really know how much cancer you have and you know its removed and other thing is, psa test after surgery has to be zero and undetectible and i like it because its a peace of mind for the families and...