title: Patient and partner satisfaction with the Mentor Alpha-1 inflatable penile prosthesis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the satisfaction level of patients and partners after implantation of a Mentor Alpha-1 inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was sent to 46 patients who had been operated on for ED with implantation of a Mentor Alpha-1 IPP. The investigation was designed to evaluate patient and partner satisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-five percent of the questionnaires were returned. Sexual desire had not changed but the quality of sexual activity had significantly improved. Acceptance by the partner was good. Overall satisfaction among both patients and partners was high. In total, 95% of patients said that they would recommend the procedure to other patients in the same situation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patient and partner satisfaction with the Mentor Alpha-1 IPP was high, with the exception of the minority of patients who experienced unacceptable complications. Infection and mechanical failure are important risks which patients should be informed of before agreeing to implantation surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Skejby Sygehus, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark. kb@doktor.dk
authors.forename: Jørgen Bjerggaard
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Søren S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: Erik Højkjaer
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Klaus Møller-Ernst
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Hans Jørgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kirkeby
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019935:Penile Implantation; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000523:psychology; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires