Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate: Ejaculatory function
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy may leads to lower ejaculatory function (sexually‐active men only) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate Ejaculatory function (sexually‐active men only) · men with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Transurethral microwave thermotherapy may leads to lower ejaculatory function (sexually‐active men only) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (low certainty). Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign… (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.36 [0.24, 0.53] | 4 studies · 241 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transurethral microwave thermotherapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.