Psychosexual Adjustment of Men Who Underwent Hypospadias Repair: Norm-Related Study

Marc A.M. Mureau*, Froukje M.E. Slijper, Jacques C. van der Meulen, Frank C. Verhulst, Koos A. Slob

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Abstract

Purpose: Psychosexual adjustment, sexual functioning and genital appraisal were studied in adult hypospadias patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 73 hypospadias patients and 50 comparison subjects received a semi-structured interview. Results: More hypospadias patients (32.8 percent) than comparison subjects (12.8 percent) had been inhibited in seeking sexual contacts. Hypospadias patients reported a more negative genital appraisal than comparison subjects but did not have a different sexual adjustment. The severity of hypospadias negatively affected genital appraisal. Patient age at final operation positively correlated with sociosexual development. Many patients (37 percent) desired functional or cosmetic penil improvement. Conclusions: The majority of hypospadias patients experienced a normal adult sex life. They were reluctant to seek advice for problems. We recommend followup of patients through adolescence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1351-1355
Number of pages5
JournalThe Journal of urology
Volume154
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1995

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© 1995 by American Urological Association, Inc.

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