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. 2010 Apr-Jun;26(2):188–192. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.65384

Appendix.

The BMFSI from O’Leary et al.[2]
Sexual Drive
Let’s define sexual drive as a feeling that may include wanting to have a sexual experience (masturbation or intercourse), thinking about having sex, or feeling frustrated due to lack of sex
1. During the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, on how many days have you felt sexual drive?
 No days 0/0
 Only a few days 1/1
 Some days 2/2
 Most days 3/3
 Almost every day 4/4
2. During the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, how would you rate your level of sexual drive?
 None at all 0/0
 Low 1/1
 Medium 2/2
 Medium high 3/3
 High 4/4
Erections
3. Over the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, how often have you had partial or full sexual erections when you were sexually stimulated in any way?
 Not at all 0/0
 A few times 1/1
 Fairly often 2/2
 Usually 3/3
 Always 4/4
4. Over the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, when you had erections, how often were they firm enough to have sexual intercourse?
 Not at all 0/0
 A few times 1/1
 Fairly often 2/2
 Usually 3/3
 Always 4/4
5. How much difficulty did you have getting an erection during the past 30 days/ 30 days before surgery?
 Did not get erections at all 0/0
 A lot of difficulty 1/1
 Some difficulty 2/2
 Little difficulty 3/3
 No difficulty 4/4
Ejaculation
6. In the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, how much difficulty have you had ejaculating when you have been sexually stimulated?
 Have had no sexual stimulation in the past month 0/0
 A lot of difficulty 1/1
 Some difficulty 2/2
 Little difficulty 3/3
 No difficulty 4/4
7. In the past 30 days/30 days before surgery, how much did you consider the amount of semen you ejaculate to be a problem for you?
 Did not climax 0/0
 Big problem 1/1
 Medium Problem 2/2
 Small problem 3/3
 No problem 4/4