Women's satisfaction with partners' penile implant. Inflatable vs noninflatable prosthesis

We evaluated 49 women whose sexual partners were organically impotent and subsequently received either an inflatable or noninflatable penile prosthesis. The women comprised three groups, based on the type of prostheses their partners had received: inflatable (n = 34), noninflatable (n = 11), and a double implant group (n = 4). The comparisons made were (1) dimensions of sexual satisfaction, (2) emotional stability, (3) satisfaction with the prosthesis, and (4) relationship changes. Two special questionnaires and the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory were utilized in this evaluation. Women in the inflatable prosthesis group were found to be significantly more satisfied with the quality of their sexual relations and with their partner's prosthesis than were the women in the noninflatable prosthesis group. There apparently is a general advantage to women whose partners have received an inflatable prosthesis compared with the noninflatable alternatives.