The role of nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity monitoring in the evaluation of impotence

The inability to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to perform sexual intercourse is a problem that affects between 10% and 20% of men at some time during their lives. Historically, the evaluation of impotence has been limited to history and psychological assessment. Nocturnal pe...

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Published inThe Journal of family practice Vol. 39; no. 3; p. 279
Main Author Shvartzman, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1994
Subjects
Erectile Dysfunction - diagnosis
Erectile Dysfunction - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Penile Erection
Time Factors
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Summary:The inability to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to perform sexual intercourse is a problem that affects between 10% and 20% of men at some time during their lives. Historically, the evaluation of impotence has been limited to history and psychological assessment. Nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) monitoring is a procedure that can be used in the evaluation of impotence. Performed with appropriate measurement techniques and knowledge of the recording conditions and combined with a complete and accurate sexual history, NPT monitoring is the most effective noninvasive method of determining whether the underlying cause is organic or psychogenic.
ISSN:0094-3509