ArticleBMC research notes2017
Long term post PrePex male circumcision outcomes in an urban population in Uganda: a cohort study.
Article in BMC research notes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02245126 (The Use of Lignocaine and Bupivacaine Mix in Adult Safe Male Circumcision; Less is More), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Use of Lignocaine and Bupivacaine Mix in Adult Safe Male Circumcision; Less is More
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to, and Experience of, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Mixed-Methods Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Trial
- Keloids as a rare complication of voluntary medical male circumcision: findings from PEPFAR's notifiable adverse events reporting system.BMC urology · 2026Article
- The Contrasting Evidence Concerning the Effect of Male Circumcision on Sexual Function, Sensation, and Pleasure: A Systematic Review.Sexual medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the long term adverse events profile at least a year after safe male circumcision.
resultsA cohort study, investigating patients who had undergone a non surgical circumcision procedure called Prepex. The study variables included scar appearance and sexual experiences. Clients were contacted for a phone interview and data were collected using a questionnaire, for some, a physical examination was done. We obtained ethical committee approval. Data from 304 out of a possible 625 men were analyzed, the rest was lost to follow up. The follow up period was 12-24 months. The mean age was 28 years. Up to 97% were satisfied with the penile scar appearance and the absence of pain. There was no keloids formation, though one developed a hypertrophic scar. Participants reported improved sexual intercourse enjoyment (post circumcision). Up to 17% resumed sexual intercourse before the 6-week long mandatory abstinence period. The average self-reported healing time was 4.7 weeks. There was a high level of scar appearance satisfaction, there was no keloids formation. There was a perceived improvement of sexual enjoyment after circumcision. Trial registration ClinicalTrials. Gov Identifier: NCT02245126 (Date of registration: September 19, 2014).
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