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. 2016 Apr;5(2):228–234. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.03.02

Table 3. Diagnostic evaluation of young men with erectile dysfunction.

Diagnostic evaluation
   For all patients
    History to include sexual, genitourinary, medical, surgical, psychosocial, medications, response to oral PDE5 inhibitors
    Physical exam
   For patients complaining of sensory loss
    Biothesiometry (measures of threshold of appreciation of vibration)
    Hot and cold perception (assess for integrity of the dorsal nerve)
   For patients who report complete failure with oral PDE5 inhibitors
    Combined injection and stimulation test (assess response to small amount of low dose bimix papaverine 30 mg/phentolamine 0.5 mg) with supine and upright posture
   For patients with poor response to both PDE5 inhibitors and injection
    Consider penile color duplex ultrasound (PCDU)