Abstract:Objective To compare the effects of prostatic arterial embolization and transurethral prostate resection on sexual life of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Methods A total of 136 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia diagnosed in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2019 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into observation group and control group, 68 cases for each group; observation group underwent prostate arterial embolization, and control group underwent transurethral resection of the prostate; After followed up for 6 months, subjective and objective symptoms were compared before and after treatment between the two groups. The incidence of complications and sexual dysfunction were recorded. Results The patients in both groups successfully completed the treatment and are followed up. The difference between the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) score and quality of life (QOL) score of the observation group and the control group before and after treatment was compared, and no significant difference was found (P > 0.05); the difference between the erectile function do-main of the IIEF (IIEF-EF) scores in the observation group before and after treatment was greater than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); the maximum urine flow rate (Qmax), the maximum detrusor pressure (MDP), and the postvoid residual volume (PVR) in the observation group and the control group were statistically significant (P < 0.05); the differences in prostate volume (PV) and serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) between the observation group and the control group before and after treatment were statistically significant (P < 0.05); the incidence of complications and sexual dysfunction in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions Prostatic arterial embolization is more effective and safer than transurethral prostatectomy in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. The former has less impact on patients’ sexual ability and advantages in improving quality of life. It deserves clinical application.