The Role of Pornography, Physical Symptoms, and Appearance in Labiaplasty Interest.
Aesthet Surg J
; 40(8): 876-883, 2020 07 13.
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| ID: mdl-31556940
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
With the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reaffirming its 2007 opposition to labiaplasty in 2019, the procedure continues to be controversial. Particular emphasis on pornography as a major influencer on women seeking labiaplasty contributes to its controversy and distracts from other motivations. Few articles have established pornography's influence relative to functional and appearance-related symptoms.OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study was to investigate the relative influence of pornography on women's decision to seek labiaplasty relative to other factors compared with a control cohort.METHODS:
In this prospective study, 124 consecutive patients consulting about labiaplasty and a control cohort of 50 women were questioned about 11 labia-related symptoms and the possible influence of pornography.RESULTS:
The mean age was 34.2 and 38.9 years in the labiaplasty and control cohorts, respectively. Women in the labiaplasty cohort had on average 2.8 of the 6 queried physical symptoms and 3.2 of the 5 queried appearance-related symptoms compared with control patients who reported an average of 0.3 of the 6 queried physical symptoms and 0.2 of the 5 queried appearance-related symptoms (P < 0.001). Less than one-half (47% of the labiaplasty and 42% of the control cohort) never viewed pornography. Pornography was not an influential factor to seek labiaplasty in 42% of the labiaplasty cohort and 54% of the control cohort. A minority (11% in the labiaplasty cohort and 4% in the control cohort) said that pornography influenced them to seek labiaplasty. There were no statistically significant differences between these 2 groups.CONCLUSION:
Pornography influences some women to seek labiaplasty, but relative to other motivating factors its role is minor.
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Vulva
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Literatura Erótica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aesthet Surg J
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá