A comparative study of male patient's sexual function before and after kidney transplantation / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVES</b>To investigate sexual function before and after kidney transplantation in patients with chronic nephrosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All 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.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Quality of sexual life is significantly improved after kidney transplantation. The younger the patients, the better the improvement.</p>