Table 4.

Participant suggestions for improving the IIEF. Bolded statements by study authors to highlight key ideas.

Suggestions for Improving IIEF	Representative Quotations
Expand timeframe of sexual experience assessed	“I would’ve changed, instead of four weeks, either been like your entire life or the last year.. four weeks is not enough time to do anything.” P5, 28yo
Include questions on non-partnered experiences	“Not everyone is gonna be sexually active with another person, necessarily…I don’t think that there was a section on self exploration… I think maybe that there could’ve been another section about what have you done with yourself.” P4, 19yo “Be more specific on how the single body works instead of kind of more on uh- on relationships and everything.” P13, 21yo
Include items specific to the way SB affects sexual function	“I don’t know if it really mentioned medical issues…specifically, like…not feeling things.” P7, 19yo “like as a question maybe just bring up like…what’s your ejaculation like, if that makes sense? Like, is urine in it, or can’t, or…painful.” P17, 18yo