@article{TAU21043,
author = {Yifan Meng and David Y. Yang and Kevin M. Hebert and Josh B. Savage and Manaf Alom and Tobias S. Kohler and Landon Trost},
title = {What about the partner? —factors associated with patientperceived partner dyspareunia in men with Peyronie’s disease},
journal = {Translational Andrology and Urology},
volume = {7},
number = {6},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Limited data are available on how partners of men with Peyronie’s disease (PD) are affected by the disease. We sought to characterize PD patients whose curvatures result in pain for their partners during penetrative intercourse.
Methods: We queried a database of all men undergoing initial evaluation for PD at a single clinic between March 2014 and June 2016. Patients were administered a questionnaire regarding sexual health concerns with domains including erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, libido, and penile curvature. In the penile curvature section, patients were specifically asked: “Does the curvature cause your partner any pain during penetrative intercourse? (Y/N).” Patients’ partners were not directly evaluated for conditions associated with dyspareunia. Additionally, patients interested in treatment for PD underwent objective curve assessment after intracavernosal injection of erectogenic medications along with penile duplex Doppler ultrasound. Statistical analysis was performed to identify differences in clinicopathologic variables and patient-responses to questionnaire prompts between patients who did and did not report partner pain with intercourse.
Results: A total of 322 patients with information available on partner pain were included in the study. Patients who reported partner pain had significantly higher subjective erectile rigidity (mean 5.9/10 vs. 4.8/10, P=0.02) and patient-reported penile curvature (47.7° vs. 33.3°, P},
issn = {2223-4691}, url = {https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/21043}
}