TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial follow-up of penile prosthesis implant patients and partners
AU - Tiefer, Leonore
AU - Pedersen, Beth
AU - Melman, Arnold
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - One to four years after penile prosthesis surgery, detailed medical and psychosocial interviews were conducted separately with 52 patients and 22 of their partners. Patients tended to be negative or disappointed about postoperative pain, penis size, postoperative sexual frequency, and prosthesis malfunctions. Positive comments emphasized the psychological benefits of renewed masculine self-esteem, repair of humiliation, and reduction of marital guilt. Most patients said they would have the surgery again. Partners corroborated patients’ assessments of psychological benefits, but tended to rate the mechanical benefits of the prosthesis somewhat lower. Methodological difficulties in measuring satisfaction with the prosthesis and suggestions for future follow-up research are emphasized in the discussion.
AB - One to four years after penile prosthesis surgery, detailed medical and psychosocial interviews were conducted separately with 52 patients and 22 of their partners. Patients tended to be negative or disappointed about postoperative pain, penis size, postoperative sexual frequency, and prosthesis malfunctions. Positive comments emphasized the psychological benefits of renewed masculine self-esteem, repair of humiliation, and reduction of marital guilt. Most patients said they would have the surgery again. Partners corroborated patients’ assessments of psychological benefits, but tended to rate the mechanical benefits of the prosthesis somewhat lower. Methodological difficulties in measuring satisfaction with the prosthesis and suggestions for future follow-up research are emphasized in the discussion.
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U2 - 10.1080/00926238808403917
DO - 10.1080/00926238808403917
M3 - Article
C2 - 3172252
AN - SCOPUS:0024076775
SN - 0092-623X
VL - 14
SP - 184
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
IS - 3
ER -