Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Singapore | Men's Health

Erectile dysfunction is the male’s inability to get a good erection. There are many factors.

Erectile Dysfunction
Answer the following to check:
Table 2  The IIEF-5 questionnairea
Over the past six months:
1 How do you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection? Very low Low Moderate High Very high
1 2 3 4 5
2 When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often were your erections hard enough for penetration? Almost never / never A few times (much less than half the time) Sometimes (about half the time) Most times (much more than half the time) Almost always / always
1 2 3 4 5
3 During sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain your erection after you had penetrated (entered) your partner? Almost never / never A few times (much less than half the time) Sometimes (about half the time) Most times (much more than half the time) Almost always / always
1 2 3 4 5
4 During sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain your erection to completion of intercourse? Extremely difficult Very difficult Difficult Slightly difficult Not difficult
1 2 3 4 5
5 When you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory for you? Almost never / never A few times (much less than half the time) Sometimes (about half the time) Most times (much more than half the time) Almost always / always
1 2 3 4 5
aThe IIEF-5 score is the sum of the ordinal responses to the five items; thus, the score can range from 5 to 25.

ED severity:
  • severe (5-7),
  • moderate (8-11),
  • mild to moderate (12-16),
  • mild (17-21), and
  • no ED (22-25).

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