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HIFU Potential Side Effects

All Prostate cancer treatments have potential side effects. However, HIFU with Sonablate® 500 greatly reduces the chance for complications and side effects. International studies show that patients treated with HIFU experience 75 percent less complications than patients treated with traditional methods.

The most common side effects associated with traditional prostate cancer treatments are impotence and incontinence which can greatly diminish patient quality of life. However, traditional treatments can also lead to other serious side effects. Click here to download a PDF chart that outlines all the possible side effects from surgery, radiation and cryotherapy.

If a patient is left impotent or incontinent after surgery or radiation. The existing treatments for impotence and incontience can be very invasive and expensive. Click on the links below to download charts that outline treatment options for impotence adn incontinence.

Incontinence Treatment Options Chart (click to download)

Impotence Treatment Options Chart (click to download)

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