Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Erectile Dysfunction?

Bradley Schwartz, DO, FACS; Edward David Kim, MD

June 18, 2015

Pure psychogenic impotence is relatively uncommon. It is characterized objectively by the presence of good nocturnal and morning erections and negative findings on all other tests. However, a psychogenic component is often present in men with organic ED. A history of highly variable erections that can be totally absent one day but virtually normal the next suggests a psychogenic cause. Virtually 100% of men with severe depression have ED.

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