Although many studies about penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) have been published so far, only a small amount of them take into account patients and partners outcome in terms of satisfaction and erotic function.
The aim of this study is to explore the value of psycosexual counselling in and the sexual and erotic function of penile prosthesis recipients Thirty patients and their partners were randomised into two groups In arm A (case group) patients and their partners underwent a multistep psychosexual counselling before and after surgery In arm B (control group) surgery was performed without the specific psychosexual counselling scheme Specific questionnaires (International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and the Sexual Daydreaming Scale (SDS)) were administered before surgery and 12 months afterwards Twenty-four months postoperatively patients were asked to complete the Global Assessment Questions (GAQ) and the Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS), while their partners were asked to answer to the EDITS partner's section Between January 2009 and October 2011, we enrolled 30 patients undergoing PPI in our institution (15 in each arm) Twenty-four months postoperative follow-up is available for all of them No significant differences between the two groups in terms of baseline questionnaires scores were observed Mean IIEF score was significantly higher in case group (arm A 68 3, arm B 53 4, P-value
International journal of impotence research 2015 Aug 13 [Epub ahead of print]
F Pisano, M Falcone, A Abbona, M Oderda, F Soria, F Peraldo, F Marson, M Barale, C Fiorito, A Gurioli, B Frea, P Gontero
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