Table 3.

Results of questionnaire regarding patients’ satisfaction with testicular implant

Question	Eligible (n)	Answer	(%)	95% CI
Married	167	yes	50.3	41.4%; 59.2%
Living with permanent partner	164	yes	77.4	69.5%; 84.0%
Time living with implant	168	<1 year- 2 years > 2 years	14.9	9.3%; 22.3%
			10.7	5.8%; 17.4%
			74.4	65.7%; 81.8%
Additional surgery after implant insertion	170	yes	4.7	2.1%; 9.6%
Normal appearance with two testicles: important?	168	very important	53.6%	44.1%; 62.6%
		important	31.3	23.2%; 40.6%
Being offered a prosthesis, preoperatively	169	important	98.2	94.2%; 99.6%
Size of the implant	164	too large	9.8	5.0%; 16.3%
		too small	23.8	16.3%; 32.3%
Weight of the implant	166	too heavy	6.6	2.9%; 12.5%
		Just right	91	84.4%; 95.2%
Shape of implant	169	not right	15.4	9.7%; 22.5%
Consistence of implant	164	too firm	52.4	43.4%; 61.1%
Position of implant within scrotum	165	too high	30.3	22.0%; 39.6%
Any particular feeling with the implant	164	convenient	16.5	10.0%; 24.6%
		inconvenient	4.3	1.5%; 9.7%
		strange	9.1	4.6%; 16.0%
Problems with implant during physical exercise	164	no	92.1	85.8%; 96.1%
Concerns about future problems with the implant	164	no	89.0	82.7%; 93.6%
Counseling before implant placement	164	too short	31.1	22.7%; 40.5%
		Insufficient	8.5	4.2%: 14.9%
After all, would you have an implant again?	165	yes	86.1	79.1%; 91.4%
Over-all satisfied with implant	164	very well	31.1	22.2%; 41.0%
		satisfied	52.4	42.1%; 62.4%
		just so	12.2	6.5%; 20.0%
		no	4.3	7.4%; 1.2%