Korean J Urol.  1989 Jun;30(3):402-408.

The Comparison of Nocturnal Erection Using Rigiscan with Erotic Erection Using Audiovisual Stimulating Penogram

• Lee HS
• Choi HK

Abstract

Penile erection is either sexual stimulating erection or nocturnal erection. The difference of precise mechanism between the two types is not clarified yet. In order to evaluate nocturnal erection, we used the Rigiscan which could simultaneously record nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity. And sexual stimulating erection was evaluated by Audiovisual Stimulating Penogram which was introduced by Choi and Kim in 1987. The following results were obtained. The compatibility ratio of 16 normal sexual stimulating erection to nocturnal erection test was 56%, while that of 35 cases of abnormal sexual stimulating erection was 51% . The compatibility ratios of the group IIA and group IIC were 80% and 78%, respectively, revealing high percentage of concordance between the two types of erection. On the other hand, the compatibility ratio of group IIB was low(33%). From the results presented here, it can be concluded that the AVS-Penogram is useful for the screening test and to obtain more useful information, evaluation of the nocturnal erection using Rigiscan is necessary.

Keyword

rigiscan; AVS penogram; nocturnal erection

MeSH Terms

Hand
Male
Mass Screening
Penile Erection