Table 6.

Survey of the literature – patients’ satisfaction with testicular implants

Author	Year	Country	(n)	Method	Over-all satisfaction	Have it again	Shape	Position	Size	Consistency	Other
Petersen [24]	1992	Ger	119	I	93%	93%	-	high 11%	19% too large	10% too firm	-
									14% too small
Lynch [32]	1992	UK	19	Q	79%	95%	-	-	-	-	−
Incrocci [33]	2001	NL	22	Q	95%	95%	-	-	-	29% inconvenient	–
Adshead [22]	2001	UK	71	Q	73%	90%	32% not right	27% not right	37% inconvenient	-	30% weight inconvenient
Boy [28]	2002	Ger	39	Q	97%	-	-	3% too high	36% not right	3% too firm	partners’ rating: 55% satisfied
Xylinas [34]	2008	F	63	Q	96%	96%	12% not right	3% not right	5% too small	12% too firm	2% too cold
Yossepowitch [21]	2011	Isr	86	I	88%	86%	-	39% too high	27% not right	73% too firm	after 2005 better results

I interview; Q questionnaire.