A comparative study of male patient's sexual function before and after kidney transplantation.
- Author:
Long-Gen XU
1
;
Jun CHENG
;
Qi-Zhe SONG
;
Xiao-Ping QI
;
Xin-Hong WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Humans; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Sexual Behavior; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2003;9(4):270-272
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVESTo investigate sexual function before and after kidney transplantation in patients with chronic nephrosis.
METHODSEighty-six male patients were divided into 3 age groups: young-age group (Group A), middle-age group(Group B) and elder-age group(Group C). Sexual function, including potency, frequency and satisfaction of intercourse before and after the sickening, and after transplantation, were recorded in each group.
RESULTSAll the patients were potent before suffering from nephrosis. The proportion of patients who were potent after catching the disease in Group A, B and C was 28.6%, 13.8% and 9.1%, respectively. Notably, the proportion of patients remaining potent after transplantation in Group A, B and C was 88.6%, 75.9% and 63.6%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONSQuality of sexual life is significantly improved after kidney transplantation. The younger the patients, the better the improvement.
