Introduction. Epidemiological studies suggest a link between the symptoms of lower urinary tract (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and erectile dysfunction (ED). Increasing expected period of life, justify the interest of establishing correlations LUTS / BPH and ED in order to find more efficient ways of treating these pathologies. Goal: The objective was to evaluate the correlation of symptoms in LUTS/BPH with the degree of ED. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted as a prospective study which involved males aged 40-60 yr with present symptoms of LUTS/BPH. All study subjects underwent quantification of subjective symptoms through the International Prostate Symptom Score-IPSS and International Index of Erectile Dysfunction- IIEF-5. The first group of respondents had IPSS 0-8, second group IPSS 9-19 and the third group IPSS 20 to 35. Results: The results of ANOVA (F = 112.492, p = 0.000) showed that there was a statistically significant difference (p
Key words: lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostate hyperplasia, International Prostate Symptom Score, erectile dysfunction, International Index of Erectile Function.
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