Review Article

Sexual (Dys)function after Urethroplasty

Table 1

Anterior urethra, erectile dysfunction: prospective studies.

Authors, yearQuestionnaire Follow-up (months)Age (median) Results

Sharma et al., 2011 [27]34 BMSFI 3 34,6 Preop BMSFI: 10,21; postop: 10,34
= 0,554, NSD

Anger et al., 2007 [28]25 IIEF6,2 39 Preop IIEF: 62,6; postop: 59,6
= 0,29, NSD

Dogra et al., 2011 [29]78 IIEF-5 15,5 38,1 38% of postop ED
“96% recovery by 6 months,” NSD

Raber et al., 2005 [30]30IIEF5142Preop IIEF5: 24 8,7; postop, 24,8 4,96
= 0,77, NSD

Erickson et al., 2010 [31]52IIEF7,240,6Preop IIEF5: 18,7; postop:12,6
< 0,0001: SSD 
“90% of postop ED recovered by 6 months”

IIEF: International Index of Erectile Function; BMSFI: Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory; NSD: no statistical difference; SSD: statistically significant difference.