Tests for Erection Problems

Erection Problems Tests, Intracavernosal Injection Test (for Erection Problems), Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Test, Rigidity Test (for Erection Problems), Stamp Test (for Erection Problems)

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• Anxiety or pain while having the intracavernosal injection test.
• Sleep problems or the use of sleeping pills.
• The use of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs.

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Author:	Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: May 21, 2008
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology
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