Satisfaction of Sexual Partner After Vaginal Tightening Surgery: A Systematic Review.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The vaginal tightening surgery is on the rise all over the world, with improved sexual function being one of the benefits proposed for this surgery. This study aims to investigate the satisfaction of sexual partner with vaginal tightening surgery.

METHODS

Electronic databases were systematically searched for related articles published between January 2000 and April 2025. The selection criteria included original English articles evaluating partner's satisfaction after any type of vaginal tightening surgeries in healthy women. After removing duplicates, a total of 2579 articles related to the topic of this study were retrieved.

RESULTS

Six articles with 266 participants met the inclusion criteria. Only two articles had applied standardized tools such as International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5), New Sexual Satisfaction Scale (NSSS), Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), and Male Sexual Health Questionnaire Ejaculatory Dysfunction (MSHQ-EjD). The rest of articles had used a single question for assessing partners' satisfaction. All of the included studies indicated an increase in the partner's sexual satisfaction after surgery.

CONCLUSION

Findings of this systematic review show that satisfaction of sexual partners increases after vaginal tightening surgery. This is while, several factors influence this outcome.

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