title: Impact of renal transplantation on erectile dysfunction due to chronic renal failure in male patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Erectile dysfunction can be defined as the persistent inability of man to achieve penile erection and maintain it sufficient for satisfactory coitus. The objectives of this study were to find out the impact of successful renal transplantation on the degree and frequency of erectile dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients of end stage renal disease that were on regular haemodialysis and candidates of renal transplantation of age range 20-55 years were included in the study after getting informed consent. Erectile functions were assessed by history, examination, investigations and international index of erectile function (IIEF) before and 3 and 6 months after renal transplantation, other information regarding disease and patient were collected in the performa.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of thirty patients 14 (46.6%) patients had sever erectile dysfunction while 16 (53.3%) patients had moderate erectile dysfunction in the pre renal transplantation period. After three months of renal transplantation 15 (50%) had severe erectile dysfunction, 6 (20%) patients moderate erectile dysfunction and 9 (30%) patients mild erectile dysfunction. After six months 11 (36.6%), 10 (33.3%) and 8 (26.6%) patients had severe, moderate and mild erectile dysfunction respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was improvement in 40%, no change in 53.3% and deterioration in 6.6% patients in the erectile functions after getting renal transplantation for end stage renal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mumtaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Qazi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Rafiuddin
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Sajjad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D013739:Testosterone