The Masturbation Erection Index (MEI): validation of a new psychometric tool, derived from the six‐item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF‐6) and from the Erection Hardness Score (EHS), for measuring erectile function during masturbation

Objectives To validate a psychometric instrument, the Masturbation Erection Index (MEI) able to evaluate erectile function (EF) during masturbation. In fact, although the evaluation of EF during masturbation is pivotal in evaluating erectile dysfunction (ED), to date no specific psychometric tools have been developed to measure it both in the routine clinical practice and in the experimental setting. Patients and Methods Of 560 men attending our...