Post Date December, 02 2023
Men all want to show their strongest side, so male diseases such as erectile dysfunction deeply sting them, causing psychological stress, and affecting their marital life. If you suffer from erectile dysfunction and do not receive timely treatment, the consequences will only be more serious. So, what tests should be done for erectile dysfunction? Let's introduce the inspection methods for erectile dysfunction.
When diagnosing erectile dysfunction, the doctor will first perform a physical examination of the patient. In addition to conducting a systemic examination, attention should be paid to body shape, skin, thyroid, breast development, secondary sexual sign development, and whether there are surgical scars, lumps, deformities, lower limb temperatures, and pulse conditions in the lumbosacral region. Laboratory examination: Routine blood and urine tests, blood lipids, blood glucose, and sexual hormones are required. Patients suspected of endocrine diseases should be examined for plasma cortisol, thyroxine, urinary 17-ketosteroids, and 17-hydroxysteroids.
2. Special examination: In addition to physical examination, the following special examinations are required to diagnose erectile dysfunction:
(1) Psychoanalysis;
(2) Measurement of auditory and visual stimulus responses.
(3) Nighttime penile erection monitoring.
(4) Papaverine test: Injection of papaverine into the cavernous body of the penis can induce penile erection.
(5) Penile blood flow examination.
(6) Examination of the nervous system: including penis biosensory threshold measurement test, bulbocavernous muscle reflex latency test, measurement of penile dorsal nerve conduction velocity, somatosensory evoked potential, etc.
The above is an introduction to the tests needed to diagnose erectile dysfunction. After understanding the examination methods for erectile dysfunction, if a male friend experiences symptoms related to erectile dysfunction, it is important not to skip the examination due to the inconvenience of face. Instead, it is important to promptly conduct examination and diagnosis in order to receive treatment as soon as possible and recover to health as soon as possible.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
