nocturnal erection test

Penile night erection test has always been a commonly used test method in impotence examination, and is the best way to identify functional and organic impotence. The recorded curves and printed analysis results are consistent with the standard measurements. Basic Information Specialist classification: male examination inspection classification: ultrasound Applicable gender: whether the male is fasting: not fasting Tips: Before the examination, the diet is light, avoid alcohol and tobacco. Pay attention to rest and ensure adequate sleep. The usual erectile function and ejaculation latency should be explained to the physician. Normal value The recorded curves and printed analysis results are consistent with the standard measurements. Clinical significance The abnormal result record curve and the printed analysis result abnormally indicate impotence. People who need to be examined: patients with impotence. Precautions Taboo before inspection: 1. The subject needs to make an appointment to operate; 2. Before the examination, explain to the doctor the usual erectile function and ejaculation latency; 3, a few days before the physical examination, pay attention to diet, do not eat too much greasy, not easy to digest food, do not drink alcohol, do not eat drugs that damage liver and kidney function; 4, the day before the physical examination should pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise and emotional excitement, to ensure adequate sleep, so as not to affect the results of physical examination. It is best to take a bath. 5. If you have had surgery, you should bring relevant medical records and relevant information; Requirements for inspection: 1. When lying in the test, lie flat on the detector. Do not move it randomly during the inspection. 2. Actively cooperate with physicians and care for instruments. Inspection process (1) Stamp test: use an unbroken joint hole stamp to stick to the penis at the overlap before going to bed. If you wake up in the morning and see a tear at the ticket hole, it means that there is a valid erection at night. Debonding along the overlap is meaningless. This method is convenient, simple, and primitive, but it cannot estimate the degree of erection and the number of night erections. (2) Penis circumference measuring ruler: connect a square buckle at one end of the band-shaped flexible ruler, fix the tape ruler to the penis with a tape before going to bed, and wear the ruler around the end of the penis from the buckle, which can flex and move without resistance. Then look at the scale to read the base number, and then observe the scale to take another reading in the morning. The difference between the two numbers is the increase of the circumference of the night erection. The normal person increases the range from 1.5 to 4.1 cm, and the impotence patient increases by more than 1.5 cm. For functional impotence, less than 1.5 cm may be organic impotence. (3) Penis test ring: Three colored plastic strips are arranged in parallel on the buckle, and the three strips can be broken at 2.94 (blue), 4.41 (red), and 5.88 (white) KN tension. If there is no break after a good night's sleep, it indicates that there is no effective erection at night. If only the first (blue) breaks, it means that the hardness is the smallest, and sexual intercourse can be performed, but the insertion is difficult, if the second (red) also breaks. , indicating that there is sufficient hardness to insert, and the last one (white) also ruptures, indicating good hardness, which can be used as a screening diagnosis. (4) Night erection meter: The night erection meter is usually composed of a probe, a main unit and a recorder. It can trace the whole process of the length and diameter of the penis overnight. The number of erections, the duration of each erection, the length, the diameter, and the time interval between two adjacent erections are obtained from the recorded curve. (5) Rigiscan: The hardness tester is an instrument that can measure the nighttime swelling of the penis and measure its hardness. It consists of a storage part and a small electronic computer. Avoid snoring, drinking and taking medicine (except for medicines that must be used) before the examination, and reduce the factors affecting sleep. Generally, it is measured continuously for 3 times. This method quantifies the time and hardness of penile erection. Not suitable for the crowd Inappropriate people: not yet known. Adverse reactions and risks Nothing.

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