Even if patients say they feel well when leaving the hospital, full recovery usually takes several months. It is important to pay attention to sexual functions during this process in order not to prolong the treatment period.
In many men, certain interactions occur in sexual desires after undergoing prostate surgery. In other words, a process of increase in pleasure and sexual desire begins.
Some patients may experience decreased sexual function after kidney surgery. But even so, care must be taken.
Along with the continuation of erectile function and the feeling of orgasm, a decrease in the amount of semen may also be observed due to the frequent leakage of semen back into the bladder.
This situation has been determined to be around 75% as a result of certain studies. The reason for this is that the semen flows inwards from the bladder part, which can be opened during surgery, instead of flowing outwards.
For some patients, this condition is difficult to control, so additional drug therapy may be applied. While sexual functions are affected so much, it would be the right decision to stay away from sexual life for a while.
The body has a recovery process, and since this process will take weeks, it is of great importance to pay attention. In fact, your doctor will have shared this situation with you in the post-operative stage and will have given all the necessary warnings and recommendations.
There is no proven direct link between kidney stone diseases and performance in an active sexual life.
The most likely situation that may occur in the sexual life of a person with kidney stones may be the person’s inability to focus on his partner or a lack of sexual reluctance due to kidney pain.
They prevent people from feeling emotions while experiencing pain caused by kidney stones. People with kidney stone disease do not experience any problems related to sexuality when they do not have pain.
A problem such as a stone falling into the urinary bladder getting stuck inside the penis may be encountered. In such a case, it is impossible for the stone not to affect a possible sexual life. When faced with such a situation, the action that a person can take is to make it easier for himself to pass the stone by drinking plenty of water.
Sometimes, from time to time, pieces of kidney stones can get stuck in the urinary tract leading towards the penis. When such stones get stuck in this path, the stone negatively affects the blood circulation in the capillaries there.
As a result of such a negative effect, erectile dysfunction occurs. The emergence of erectile dysfunction is one of the problems that negatively affects sexual life, and due to this situation, the person may experience reluctance.
Reference: Karşiyakali, N. The effect of ESWL procedure on anxiety and sexual function in male patients.
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Will Kidney Stone Surgery Affect on Sexual Health?
Prof. Dr. Gökhan Koç graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. After his graduation, he worked as a research assistant in the urology clinic at Tepecik Training and Research Hospital for 5 years and became a specialist doctor in 2007. He currently provides services in urological surgery in İzmir.