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Name:: Psychogenic erection scale
Steward:: NINDS
Definition:: Psychogenic erection is erection that occurs solely based on arousal in the brain e.g. through hearing, seeing, feeling or fantasy (erotic thoughts). Psychogenic erection is penile tumescence with resulting increase in size and firmness of the penis that occurs without physical stimulation, which in usual circumstances should be adequate to allow penetration.
Registration Status:: Qualified

Value	Code Name	Code Description
Absent	Absent	Refers to a complete inability to achieve penile tumescence and firmness to psychologic stimulation after the spinal cord lesion
Normal	Normal	Refers to presence of an ability to achieve and maintain erections in response to psychologic stimulation after spinal cord lesion that is equivalent in quality and duration as prior to spinal cord lesion
Not applicable (Patient female)	Not applicable (Patient female)
Reduced/altered	Reduced/altered	Refers to presence of an ability to achieve erections in response to psychologic stimulation that is partially impaired or altered in quality and/or duration as compared to prior to the spinal cord lesion
Unknown	Unknown	Refers to reports by individuals that have not been sexually active after the spinal cord lesion thus they do not know if they have changes in psychogenic erection

Definition:: Psychogenic erection is erection that occurs solely based on arousal in the brain e.g. through hearing, seeing, feeling or fantasy (erotic thoughts). Psychogenic erection is penile tumescence with resulting increase in size and firmness of the penis that occurs without physical stimulation, which in usual circumstances should be adequate to allow penetration.
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