New method for continuous measurement of nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity.
A new technique for continuous recording of penile rigidity and tumescence has been developed. This methodology has been utilized in initial studies to define erectile function in both normal and impotent males. Accurate recording of tumescence and rigidity have been utilized to document the decline in erectile function associated with organic impotence.
D004867:Equipment Design; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008838:Microcomputers; D010413:Penis / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014159:Transducers