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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-4085</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de urología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. urol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-4085</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Urología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-40852023000500002</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.48193/revistamexicanadeurologa.v83i5.1031</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Índice Internacional de Función Eréctil (IIEF-6) y vasectomía. Resultados de una investigación en Argentina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-6) and vasectomy. Results of an investigation in Argentina]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bonis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Walter De]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gandara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milagros]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de Agudos Carlos G  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Buenos Aires ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>83</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-40852023000500002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-40852023000500002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-40852023000500002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Evaluar la función eréctil antes y después de la vasectomía mediante el empleo del dominio de la función eréctil del Índice Internacional de Función Eréctil, IIEF-6  Material y método: Se estudiaron 90 pacientes a quienes se les practicó una vasectomía bilateral durante el periodo comprendido entre diciembre de 2020 y diciembre de 2022. Se incluyeron en el análisis los sujetos que cumplieron con los controles rutinarios, realizaron al menos un espermograma y contestaron el IIEF6.  Resultados: Un total de 90 pacientes fueron estudiados con un rango de seguimiento de 4 a 15 meses. La edad promedio de la población fue de 38.9 años. El 93.3% de los pacientes operados tenían hijos y el 86.6% pareja estable. Los sujetos habían estado considerando la vasectomía durante un promedio de 19.8 meses. La puntuación media del IIEF 6 antes y después de la cirugía fue de 28.53 y 28.60 respectivamente. Al considerar la frecuencia coital durante las últimas 4 semanas, el número de encuentros sexuales previo a la vasectomía fue de 7.4 relaciones/mes (rango de 2-16) y luego de la cirugía de 7.6 relaciones/mes (rango 4-12).  Conclusión: Con base a los resultados de nuestro análisis no se observaron modificaciones significativas en la función eréctil medida por el IIEF6 antes y después de la vasectomía.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To assess erectile function before and after vasectomy using the erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function, IIEF-6.  Material and method: 90 patients who underwent a bilateral vasectomy during the period between December 2020 and December 2022 were studied. Patients who did correctly the routine controls, performed least one spermogram, and answered the IIEF6.  Results: A total of 90 patients were studied with a follow-up range of 4 to 15 months. The average age of the population was 38.9 years. 93.3% of the operated patients had children and 86.6% stable couple. Those patients had been considering vasectomy for an average of 19.8 months. The mean IIEF 6 score before and after surgery was 28.53 and 28.60, respectively. Considering the coital frequency during the last 4 weeks, the number of sexual encounters prior to vasectomy was 7.4 relationships/month (range 2-16) and after surgery 7.6 relationships/month (range 4 -12).  Conclusion: Based on the results of our analysis, no significant changes were observed in erectile function measured by the IIEF6 before and after vasectomy.]]></p></abstract>
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