The objective of this study was to establish the rates of sexual satisfaction in both the patient and his partner, after penile prosthesis implantation (PPI). Materials and Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study, in which 32 individuals who underwent PPI between the years 2009 and 2016 in two university hospitals, in Bogotá, were selected. Demographic data and medical history were collected from the medical records. Subsequently, the erectile dysfunction (ED) Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction survey was applied. Finally, the data were processed in Excel, and a descriptive analysis was made for the continuous variables, with measures of central tendency (medium and medium). For the categorical variables, frequency measures were used and interpreted with percentages. Results: Thirty-two patients were interviewed. 78% had an inflatable prosthesis and 22% malleable. The most frequent complication was infection in 4 patients (16%), which led to extrusion and removal of the prosthesis in 3 cases. 55% report that the implant increased the number of sexual intercourse per week. The overall satisfaction was 75% in men and 66.7% in their partners. For 70% the prosthesis met their expectations, 80% were satisfied with the speed and 90% with the duration of the erection, and 93% of couples considered that men wish to continue using this method. Conclusion: We found high rates of sexual satisfaction in patients and their partners that allow us to deduce that the penile prosthesis is a feasible option in patients with ED refractory to the first-and second-line treatment.
Introducción La obesidad afecta diversos aspectos físicos, psicológicos y sociales. Recientemente se ha comenzado a estudiar su relación con la función sexual y el efecto de las intervenciones dirigidas a reducir el peso. Objetivo Describir los cambios inducidos por la cirugía bariátrica en la función sexual en un grupo de pacientes obesos. Métodos Estudio observacional prospectivo de pacientes con obesidad mórbida, intervenidos con cirugía bariátrica. Se evaluó la función sexual en hombres con el cuestionario abreviado de función sexual (SHIM) y la encuesta de autoestima y relaciones (SEAR), y en mujeres con el Índice de función sexual femenina (IFSF). La calidad de vida se evaluó con el cuestionario SF-12. Se utilizaron pruebas estadísticas no paramétricas. Resultados Se incluyeron 19 pacientes, 13 mujeres con un promedio de edad de 45,3 años (22–59) y 6 hombres con un promedio de 41 años (36–54). El seguimiento promedio fue de 19 meses (13,1–25,9). Para el IFSF, todos los dominios demostraron mejoría, aunque la variable deseo fue la única en la que se obtuvo una diferencia estadísticamente significativa (p = 0.027). Los puntajes obtenidos con la escala SHIM, demuestran disminución en la severidad de la disfunción eréctil de 16,8 (8–21) a 22,16 (18–25) (p = 0,059). En calidad de vida, tanto mujeres como hombres reportaron un incremento estadísticamente significativo (p = 0.036 y p = 0.002, respectivamente). Conclusiones La cirugía bariátrica tiene un impacto altamente favorable en la calidad de vida y cambios positivos en todos los dominios de la función sexual de hombres y mujeres. Es posible que esos cambios se vean influidos por variables físicas y psicosociales que deben medirse con investigaciones futuras.
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