PS-06-001 The Masturbation Erection Index (MEI): Validation of a New Psychometric Tool Derived from the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-6) and from the Erection Hardness Score (EHS) for Measuring Erectile Function During Masturbation

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. Of 560 male patients attending for the first time our...