Placenta wrap hastens erection recovery after prostate surgery

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What happened

Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to hasten the time to a first erection after the procedure…

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  • Dried amniotic membranes from donated placentas can be wrapped around delicate nerves during prostate cancer surgery to hasten the time to a first erection after the procedure…
  • Reported by New Scientist and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 UTC.

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