AU - Jangjoo, Ali AU - Darabi Mahboub, Mohammad Reza AU - Mehrabi Bahar, Mostafa AU - Afzalaghaee, Monavvar AU - Najib Jalali, Ali AU - Aliakbarian, Mohsen TI - Sexual function after Stoppa hernia repair in patients with bilateral inguinal hernia PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - MJIRI JN - MJIRI VO - 28 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2321-en.html 4100 - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2321-en.pdf SO - MJIRI 1 AB  -   Background :This study was performed to evaluate the effect of Stoppa hernia repair on sexual function of the patients with bilateral inguinal hernia.   Methods: In a prospective follow-up study, 50 patients with bilateral inguinal hernia were investigated to assess sexual function before and 1 and 6 months after standardized Stoppahernioplasty using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire. The mean scores obtained on pre- and postoperative visits for all domains of sexual function were analyzed and compared with the Friedman and paired Wilcoxon tests.   Results: The mean score of IIEF at the first month after surgery was significantly declined compared to that before surgery and 6 months after surgery (P< 0.001), while the difference between preoperative score and the score at 6 months after surgery was not significant.   Conclusion: Bilateral inguinal mesh repair with Stoppa technique can decreased sexual activity of the patients at one month after surgery, nevertheless it returns to its initial condition at 6 months after surgery. This suggests that the Stoppa technique does not affect the sexual function of patients with bilateral inguinal hernia.    CP - IRAN IN - Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. LG - eng PB - MJIRI PG - 296 PT - Original Research YR - 2014