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Circumcision during the phallic period: does it affect the psychosexual functions in adulthood?
Author(s) -
Armagan A.,
Silay M. S.,
Karatag T.,
Akman T.,
Tepeler A.,
Ersoz C.,
Akcay M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/and.12071
Subject(s) - phallic stage , psychosexual development , period (music) , affect (linguistics) , medicine , urology , physiology , psychology , developmental psychology , psychoanalysis , art , communication , aesthetics
Summary The aim of this study was to elucidate whether circumcision during the phallic period (3‐to 6‐year old) has a negative impact on psychosexual functions in adulthood. Over a 6‐month period, healthy and sexually active men between 30 and 40 years without any comorbidities were involved. Participants were evaluated with detailed history, physical examination, International Index of Erectile Function ( IIEF ), Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool ( PEDT ) and Beck Depression Inventory. Cases were divided into two groups according to the age at circumcision (group‐1: phallic period, group‐2: nonphallic period). Student's t ‐test and Kruskall–Wallis were used for statistical analysis. Of the 321 participants, a total of 302 men were eligible for the study (group‐1: n = 135, group‐2: n = 167). No statistical difference was found between the mean total IIEF scores (group‐1: 25.1 ± 4.8, group‐2: 25.4 ± 4.6, P > 0.05). The subdomains of IIEF ; erectile function, orgasm, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, overall satisfaction were also found to be comparable. Additionally, the PEDT scores were similar between the two groups (group‐1: 8.2 ± 4.8, group‐2: 8.7 ± 5.4, P > 0.05). Finally, Beck depression scores were also found to be comparable between the groups (group‐1: 10.8 ± 10.4, group‐2: 9.8 ± 8.9, P > 0.05). Our results suggest that circumcision during the phallic period does not negatively affect the psychosexual functions in adulthood.