For the sexual domain, we used 'How would you describe the usual quality of your erections during the last 4 weeks?', with answers dichotomised to 'firm enough for intercourse' vs 'not firm enough for intercourse' (Stanford et al, 2000).
The Erection Quality Scale (EQS) is a new, self-report measure for assessing the quality of penile erections.
"And what they want is to improve the quality of their erections, to get one that's hard enough and lasts long enough for a satisfying sexual experience".
"People in America can't believe I left urology to do this, but this is about changing lives," which is better than "listening to men tell me about the quality of their erections," he said.
Regarding the quality of erections, 3% (vs 11%) of androgen-deprived men reported erections insufficient for intercourse, and only 2% (vs 12%; P < 0.0001) reported erections firm enough for intercourse.
There are no psychometrically validated assessment tools designed to solely and specifically evaluate satisfaction with the quality of erections.
Using a penis pump can benefit men who have ED and can also help prevent men from developing ED by maintaining good penis health, which, in turn improves the quality of erections and strength of orgasms.
A small number of controlled studies have suggested that testosterone replacement in older men improves libido, quality of erections, some aspects of cognition, muscle mass, muscles strength, and bone mineral density.
In all three treatment groups, the quality of a man's erections before treatment — determined using a questionnaire about his sex life — helped predict his sexual recovery.
The latter allows the erection of individual hairs to alter the insulative qualities of the pelage.
