Erectile Dysfunction

Your physician takes the following steps for the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction. 

• Medical History: Your doctor can take your medical history into account to determine your risk of suffering from erectile dysfunction. Your family history, current lifestyle habits, and your existing medical conditions can help to predict your chances of suffering from erectile dysfunction.
• Sexual History: Your past sexual experiences can also help your physician to diagnose the problem of erectile dysfunction. This includes questions regarding your sexual stamina, erection timing, and your self-esteem.
• Psychological Examination: A psychological examination will depict a true picture of your existing traumas that could be resulting in erectile dysfunction.
• Blood Tests: A variety of blood tests can help your physician in the diagnosis of multiple health conditions that could be the underlying cause of erectile dysfunction. These blood tests include the ones for heart function, kidney function, diabetes, and other hormonal tests.
• Urine Test: Just like a blood test, a urine test is also important for the identification of the root cause that could be leading to the problem of erectile dysfunction.
• Ultrasound: Ultrasound scans targeting the surrounding area can visualization of blockage in any blood vessels that could be leading to the problem of erectile dysfunction.
• Erection Test: These erection tests are an important part of the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction. Here are the common erection tests that are usually performed.
• Injection Test:  An injection test generally involves the injection of an erection medicine into your penis that causes an erection that helps your physician to identify the problems with the erection.
• Nocturnal Erection Test: This test helps to check if you get a nocturnal erection (while sleeping). Sometimes, the frequency and intensity of erections are also monitored using devices.
• Reflex Assessments: Sometimes your reflexes are assessed to see if the nerve supply to your penile area is normal. Sometimes, these assessments involve the use of electromagnetic vibrations to see how well-regulated is your nerve function.
• Leakage Assessments: The problem of erectile dysfunction can be due to the excessive drainage of veins in the carnival tissue of the penis. To determine the extent of leakage, two types of tests are generally performed. This include:• Cavernosography: In this test, a dye is injected into your penis and the movement of this dye fluid is traced using an x-ray that reveals if there is any venous leakage.
• Infusion Cavernosometry: Another way to see if there is any venous leak, simple dynamic infusion cavernosometry is used. In this test, fluid is simply entered into the penis and its movement is monitored.