Advantages and Disadvantages of Seed inplants for treatment of Prostate cancer

Advantages of seed implants:

The procedure takes about one hour, then the patient walks out of the clinic and is driven home by a friend or family member. Most patients are back to a normal routine within a day or two.
Fifteen years of data are available on this method of treatment. It has proven to be an excellent option for treating prostate cancer. In numerous medical studies, seed implantation equals or exceeds the cure rate of surgery to remove the prostate.
Treatment is generally painless, as the patient is given a mild anesthetic.
Recovery is much quicker and has fewer complications because the procedure does not require major surgery.
Rates of sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary problems are very low. According to the American Cancer Society, a major study (CaPSURE), rates brachytherapy as having the lowest rate of sexual dysfunction of any treatment, even after five years.
Disadvantages:

Most men temporarily experience occasional urinary urgency and frequency, and/or a weak urinary stream. Less than 5% of men may find they are temporarily unable to urinate, with the need for insertion of a catheter to relieve this problem. Medication can be prescribed for these issues.
PSA is a blood test that indicates the possibility of prostate cancer. Following seed implantation, the PSA may decline for as long as several years before reaching its lowest point. The patient’s urologist and/or Dr. Echt follow the PSA closely.
Sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction (ED) occur in approximately 20% to 30% of patients. This probability is lower in younger patients.
Medication such as Viagra can be used to successfully treat 70% to 75% of men with this problem.