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The Beck Depression Inventory, Female Sexual Function Index, Quality of Sexual Experience Scale, Female Genital Self-Image Scale, and Sexual Quality of Life\u2013Female questionnaires were administered to women before and after labiaplasty. The Male Sexual Health Questionnaire\u2013Ejaculatory Dysfunction, Golombok\u2013Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale, and New Sexual Satisfaction Scale were administered to male partners. Preoperative and postoperative data were compared for participants who were seen 1 year postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In female participants, significant improvements were found in genital self-perception, sexual function, sexual pleasure, lubrication, orgasm, and overall quality of sexual life, and a statistically significant decrease in depression scores was observed. In male partners, ejaculatory function remained constant, but positive changes were found in general sexual satisfaction, impotence, premature ejaculation, and satisfaction levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Labiaplasty provides significant gains in not only aesthetics but also psychological and sexual well-being in women, and indirectly positively affects the quality of sexual life of male partners. 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