The Attitude of Penile paraffinoma Patients at Sappasitthiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani Province
Keywords:
Attitude, Penile paraffinoma, Sappasitthiprasong Hospital, Ubon RatchathaniAbstract
Purpose: To identify the attitude of men who augmented their penis with foreign material at Sappasitthiprasong hospital, Ubon Ratchathani province.
Methods: From June to October 2006, men who had penile paraffinoma were asked to answer the questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed by Dr.Sombun Leungwattanakij to assess the motivation, method of penile injection, expectation, satisfaction after injection and the reason for surgical correction.
Results: 33 men completed the questionnaire. Most of them are young adult and low socioeco- nomic. The procedures were recommended and injected by their acquaintances for penile augmentation. They wished to improve erectile function. 3 months after injection most of them were satisfied but the they have suffered from various side effects. Most of them wanted to correct their penis due to fear to turn malignancy, chronic inflammation, sexual intercourse problem, loss of sensation.
Conclusion: Cause of penile paraffinoma is the wrong attitude about their sexual images. Most of them felt a sense of inferiority of penile size and wanted to augment it for more mannish. Increased public awareness is needed for prevention this problem.
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