Investigation on sexual function of recipients after liver transplantation and impact factors analysis
10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3232.2014.05.005
- VernacularTitle:肝移植受者术后性功能调查及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Xiaomeng YI
1
;
Yuling AN
;
Haijin LYU
;
Xuxia WEI
;
Liang XIONG
;
Jianrong LIU
;
Huimin YI
;
Guihua CHEN
Author Information
1. 中山大学附属第三医院肝移植中心 中山大学器官移植研究所 广东省器官移植中心
- Keywords:
Liver transplantation;
Sexual fuction;
Cognition;
Postoperative care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatic Surgery（Electronic Edition）
2014;(5):279-282
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the sexual function and its impact factors in recipients after liver transplantation (LT). Methods Clinical data of 69 recipients undergoing LT in Liver Transplantation Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from June 2007 to July 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. The informed consents of all recipients were obtained and the ethical committee approval was received. All the recipients were male with age ranging from 30 to 55 years old and a median of 43 years old. The sexual function was normal in all patients before being diseased. The recipients were surveyed using self-designed questionnaire on sexual life quality of liver transplant recipients and direct inquiry. The recipients were divided into sexual dysfunction group (n=23) and intact sexual function group (n=46). The correlation between sexual dysfunction and clinical indexes of the recipients was analyzed. The ratio of two groups was compared by Chi-square test. Results The incidence of sexual dysfunction of liver transplant recipients after operation was 33% (23/69), which was significantly lower than that before operation [88% (61/69) ] (χ2=7.56, P<0.05). The incidence of sexual dysfunction after operation in recipients with chronic severe hepatitis and decompensated liver cirrhosis [49% (17/35)] was significantly higher than those with compensated liver cirrhosis and liver inflammatory granuloma [18% (6/34)] (χ2=4.52, P<0.05). The incidence of sexual dysfunction was significantly higher in recipients who considered that sexual life causing adverse impacts on the liver graft [83% (20/24)], compared with those who considered that sexual life causing no impacts on the liver graft [7% (3/45) (χ2=11.63, P<0.05)]. Conclusions The sexual function of the recipients after LT improved significantly, compared with that before LT. The incidence of sexual function is closely related with the primary diseases and the cognition on sexual life of the recipients.
