Evaluation of erectile dysfunction and sleep-related erections.
Significant advances in this past decade have improved our understanding of erectile physiology. A variety of tests are available for diagnosing impotence. SRE testing provides objective physiological information that is useful for indexing erectile capability and formulating a rational treatment plan. As such, SRE testing is a powerful noninvasive tool for assessing dysfunction. Nonetheless, in making a final diagnosis, the skillful clinician relies on more than one assessment parameter and on clinical acumen.
Moore
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Fishman
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Hirshkowitz
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D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology*; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex