Male Sexual Experience and Its Impact on Quality of Life Before and After Their Sexual Partners Undergo Polypropylene Mesh Augmented Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
Completed
Conditions studied: Sacral Colpopexy, Pelvic Organ Prolapse
In brief
The correction of the pelvic organ protrusion is aimed at restoring the pelvic floor functional status and ultimately improving the patient's quality of life. There are a few studies that have explored the effect of pelvic reconstructive surgery on female sexual function (1,2) but no studies have evaluated the male partner's sexual experience. The investigators intend to use a newly psychometrically validated questionnaire to capture this aspect. The sexual experience questionnaire (SEX-Q) is the first questionnaire to solely and exclusively combine functional and quality of life concepts (erection, individual satisfaction, and couple satisfaction domains) in a brief questionnaire, which allows a more focused and less burdensome evaluation of the sexual experience in men (3). Another issue is the density of the mesh material and if it can be felt vaginally even if it is not eroded and to what degree this might bother the male partner during intercourse.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01320631
- Run by
- Atlantic Health System
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2009-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-06-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Sexually active couple at the time of pre-operative visit
- Female partner scheduled to undergo a mesh augmented repair
You may not qualify if…
- Not sexually active
- Use of other graft material than polypropylene mesh
- Contraindications to surgery based on existing medical conditions
- Pregnancy
- Desire for pregnancy in the future
Where it is running
- Atlantic Health System — Morristown, New Jersey, United States
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