T05-P-11 Sexual activity in patients with long-term urethral catheter - 27/06/08
Résumé |
Objective |
The literature data regarding sexual activity in patients with permanent urethral catheter is scarce. Our study aimed to evaluate the particularities of sexual habits in these patients.
Design and method |
We evaluated the sexual activity of 321 male patients with long-term (more than 12 months) urethral catheter that were referred between January 1996 and June 2007 to our department for various urologic pathologies. All patients received a questionnaire in which were asked about the presence of any sex-related activity and were asked to describe it. All patients were also evaluated regarding the quality of life (QoL score).
Results |
Only 304/321 patients (94.7%) chose to respond to our questionnaire. 211/304 patients (69.4%) reported no sexual activity during the period of urethral catheterization. 81/304 patients (26.7%) described some sexual-related activity but without any intercourse. 79 of these 81 patients had stable female partners. 12/304 patients (3.9%) reported sexual intercourse, all of them with stable female partners. Regarding sexual intercourse 10 of them had the urethral catheter removed temporarily and being catheterized by the female partner after the act. Two of these patients described sexual intercourses with the catheter. The sexual active patients had a mean QoL score with 1.2 points higher than those with no such activity.
Conclusion |
The presence of sexual activity in patients with long-term urethral catheterization seems to improve the quality of life. This kind of sexual activity occurs usually in stable couples in which the female partner is indulgent and receptive to innovative solutions
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