Fertility and Sexual Function in Males with Hirschsprung’s Disease
Males with HSCR that have undergone pull-through surgery do not seem to report an overall reduced fertility, higher prevalence of erectile dysfunction or reduced sexual quality of life compared to estimates from the general population. Impaired bowel function may correlate with erectile dysfunction and impaired fertility in affected individuals.
Authors
- Mikko P. Pakarinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6016-6334)
- Anders Telle Hoel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-750X)
- Anna Löf Granström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2169-7399)
- Helena Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6654-5634)
- Pernilla Stenström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-9944)
- Annika Mutanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-5601)
- Niels Qvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-195X)
- Kristin Bjørnland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-7646)
- Linnea Söderström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3826-2077)
- Gösta Axelsson
- Tomas Wester
- Johan Danielsson
- Signe Olsbø
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Lund University (SE)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Drottning Silvias barn- och ungdomssjukhus (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006615
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15