Correlation between Erection Hardness Score and Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Measurement

The Erection Hardness Score (EHS) and the Sexual Health Inventory for men (SHIM) are patient‐reported outcome scoring systems for erectile function. It is unclear which is more reliable for predicting the objective erectile function. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the EHS could predic...

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Published in:Journal of sexual medicine 2014-09, Vol.11 (9), p.2272-2276
Main Authors: Matsuda, Yohei, Hisasue, Shin‐ichi, Kumamoto, Yoshiaki, Kobayashi, Ko, Hashimoto, Kohei, Sato, Yoshikazu, Masumori, Naoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Axial Rigidity
Erectile Dysfunction - drug therapy
Erectile Dysfunction - physiopathology
Erectile Function
Erection Hardness Score
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Penile Circumferential Change
Penile Erection
Sexual Health Inventory for Men
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:The Erection Hardness Score (EHS) and the Sexual Health Inventory for men (SHIM) are patient‐reported outcome scoring systems for erectile function. It is unclear which is more reliable for predicting the objective erectile function. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the EHS could predict objective erectile function by measuring the maximal penile circumferential change (MPCC) with an erectometer. The study included 98 patients who visited our clinic from 2005 to 2010. The erectile function was evaluated using the SHIM, EHS, and MPCC. The MPCC was measured with the largest circumferential change of three consecutive occurrences of nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) determined using the erectometer. We defined erectile dysfunction (ED) as MPCC 
ISSN:1743-6095
1743-6109
DOI:10.1111/jsm.12617