Long term post PrePex male circumcision outcomes in an urban population in Uganda: a cohort study.
BMC Res Notes 2017;
10:522. [PMID:
29084559 PMCID:
PMC5663120 DOI:
10.1186/s13104-017-2845-9]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study was to determine the long term adverse events profile at least a year after safe male circumcision.
Results
A cohort study, investigating patients who had undergone a non surgical circumcision procedure called Prepex. The study variables included scar appearance and sexual experiences. Clients were contacted for a phone interview and data were collected using a questionnaire, for some, a physical examination was done. We obtained ethical committee approval. Data from 304 out of a possible 625 men were analyzed, the rest was lost to follow up. The follow up period was 12–24 months. The mean age was 28 years. Up to 97% were satisfied with the penile scar appearance and the absence of pain. There was no keloids formation, though one developed a hypertrophic scar. Participants reported improved sexual intercourse enjoyment (post circumcision). Up to 17% resumed sexual intercourse before the 6-week long mandatory abstinence period. The average self-reported healing time was 4.7 weeks. There was a high level of scar appearance satisfaction, there was no keloids formation. There was a perceived improvement of sexual enjoyment after circumcision.
Trial registration ClinicalTrials. Gov Identifier: NCT02245126 (Date of registration: September 19, 2014)
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