Background: Labiaplasty operation, which has become increasingly popular in recent years, is frequently preferred by women for cosmetic and functional reasons. It creates significant changes on female sexuality with high satsfaction rates. But there is limited data on its effects on male sexual response.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of labiaplasty on partners.
Methods: Partners of 49 patients who underwent labiaplasty between January 2020 and May 2023 were included in the study. Male Sexual Health Questionnaire Ejaculatory Dysfunction (MSHQ-EjD), Golombok Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale and New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) questionnaires were administered to the partners preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively.
Results: There was no significant difference between preoperative and postoperative results in the MSHQ-EjD questionnaire applied to the partners included in the study. The postoperative increase in the new sexual satisfaction scale compared to the preoperative sexual satisfaction score was statistically significant. In the Golombok Rust sexual satisfaction scale, statistically significant, positive changes were observed in the categories of frequency of intercourse, communication, satisfaction, and nature of sexual intercourse in postoperative results.
Conclusions: Labiaplasty operation had positive effects onmale sexual response, but had no effect on ejaculation function and difficulty.
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