title: [A comparative study of male patient's sexual function before and after kidney transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate sexual function before and after kidney transplantation in patients with chronic nephrosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-six male patients were divided into 3 age groups: young-age group (Group A), middle-age group(Group B) and elder-age group(Group C). Sexual function, including potency, frequency and satisfaction of intercourse before and after the sickening, and after transplantation, were recorded in each group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were potent before suffering from nephrosis. The proportion of patients who were potent after catching the disease in Group A, B and C was 28.6%, 13.8% and 9.1%, respectively. Notably, the proportion of patients remaining potent after transplantation in Group A, B and C was 88.6%, 75.9% and 63.6%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of sexual life is significantly improved after kidney transplantation. The younger the patients, the better the improvement.
authors.affiliation: Renal Transplantation Center, 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China.
authors.forename: Long-Gen
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Qi-Zhe
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Xin-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires