Visual sexual stimulation plethysmography: complementary test to nocturnal penile plethysmography.

Opsomer, Reinier-Jacques;Wese, François-Xavier;Van Cangh, Paul
(1990) Urology — Vol. 35, n° 6, p. 504-507 (1990)

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  • Opsomer, Reinier-JacquesUCLouvain
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  • Wese, François-XavierUCLouvain
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  • Van Cangh, PaulUCLouvain
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Diurnal penile plethysmography under visual sexual stimulation (VSS) and nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) plethysmography have been performed in 5 healthy volunteers and 195 consecutive men complaining of impotence. Our study demonstrates that VSS plethysmography may compensate at least partially for the shortcomings of classic NPT plethysmography, by allowing direct clinical estimation of "erectile performance." Twenty percent of the patients had full erection under VSS. These patients do not need further testing. VSS is a noninvasive and useful "first-line" investigation in erectile dysfunction.
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Opsomer, R.-J., Wese, F.-X., & Van Cangh, P. (1990). Visual sexual stimulation plethysmography: complementary test to nocturnal penile plethysmography. Urology, 35(6), 504-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(90)80103-T (Original work published 1990)