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Psychogenic ED Organic ED
ED caused exclusively by Caused exclusively by
emotional stress or psychiatric vascular, neurologic,
disease = 10% - 50% of all endocrine, or other physical
cases disease = 50% - 80%
Examination
Investigation
HISTORY
Sexual
Some symptoms suggest psychogenic ED, and others suggest
organic disease.
A psychogenic cause is suggested by the sudden onset of ED
or the presence of ED under some circumstances but complete
erection at other times.
In contrast, gradual deterioration of erectile quality over
months or years with preservation of libido suggests organic
disease.
Psychological Evaluation
HISTORY
Medical
Inquiries should be made about: DM, HTN, smoking,
hypercholesterolemia, and hyperlipidemia as well as
about liver, renal, vascular, neurologic, psychiatric,
and endocrine disease.
Surgical History
Abdominal, pelvic, perineal
Drug History
Androgenic substances are associated with decreased
serum testosterone levels and decreased libido.
EXAMINATION
Full Physical
Body habitus, 2ndry sexual characteristics
CVS, abdomen, neurological (bulbocavernosus reflex
is used to assess integrity of S2-4)
External Genitalia
Penis: Phimosis, penile lesions
Testis: size, consistency
DRE
INVESTIGATION
LAB:
Recommended: Fasting glucose, lipid profile,
hormonal profile
Others: thyroid, PSA, prolactin
INVESTIGATION
Specialized Evaluations:
Indicated for failure of ttt, peyronie’s disease, 1ry ED,
history of surgery/trauma, complicated endocrine or
neuropsychiatric disorder
A. Vascular Evaluation
B. Neurologic Evaluation
C. Psychologic Evaluation
D. Hormonal Evaluation
1st line vascular evaluation: Intracavernosal
injection
Allows bypass of neurologic and hormonal influences,
directly evaluates penile blood flow
Alprostadil (10 – 20 μg) alone, or a combination of
papaverine + phentolamine (ie Bimix), or all three (ie
Trimix).
Compress needle site manually to prevent hematoma
2nd line vascular evaluation:
Duplex U/S: measures penile blood flow; most
reliable and least invasive assessment of ED
Color Doppler U/S: measures arterial peak systolic
velocity value (N:>35 cm/s) and end diastolic velocity
(N:<5 cm/s)
Cavernosography: measures penile blood flow
following intracavernosal inj of contrast and
induction of artificial erection. Can identify venous
leakage.
Venous leak (veno-occlusive
insufficiency).
Bilateral (a and b) Doppler
waveforms of the cavernosal
arteries at 25 min post-injection of
prostaglandin E demonstrate a
high peak systolic velocity (>40
cm/s), which excludes arterial
insufficiency as a cause of erectile
dysfunction in this patient.
However, a persistent diastolic flow
velocity of more than 5 cm/s is
suggestive of venous leak.
2nd line vascular evaluation:
Selective Penile Arteriography: to specifically assess a
defective/ruptured branch of cavernous art.