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Nocturnal penile tumescence in healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a revisit.
Sleep. 1989 Aug; 12(4):368-73.S

Abstract

This report presents data on normative nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT), based on a study of 48 healthy men aged 20-59 years, without complaints of erectile dysfunction. In general, the current measures show good concordance with those reported by Karacan and colleagues in 1976. The effect of "pathology-free" aging (from age 20 to 59) on electrographic measures of NPT is relatively modest, accounting for 8.4-14.4% of the variance. Furthermore, no age effect on visual estimates of erectile fullness or on buckling force estimates of penile rigidity were present. Maximum buckling force and maximum erectile fullness showed stability across the four decades of the Pittsburgh sample.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Reynolds CF
Sleep Evaluation Center, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.
Thase ME
No affiliation info available
Jennings JR
No affiliation info available
Howell JR
No affiliation info available
Frank E
No affiliation info available
Berman SR
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Houck PR
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Kupfer DJ
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MeSH

AdultErectile DysfunctionHumansMaleMiddle AgedPenile ErectionReference ValuesSleep StagesSleep, REM

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

2762691

Citation

Reynolds, C F., et al. "Nocturnal Penile Tumescence in Healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a Revisit." Sleep, vol. 12, no. 4, 1989, pp. 368-73.
Reynolds CF, Thase ME, Jennings JR, et al. Nocturnal penile tumescence in healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a revisit. Sleep. 1989;12(4):368-73.
Reynolds, C. F., Thase, M. E., Jennings, J. R., Howell, J. R., Frank, E., Berman, S. R., Houck, P. R., & Kupfer, D. J. (1989). Nocturnal penile tumescence in healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a revisit. Sleep, 12(4), 368-73.
Reynolds CF, et al. Nocturnal Penile Tumescence in Healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a Revisit. Sleep. 1989;12(4):368-73. PubMed PMID: 2762691.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Nocturnal penile tumescence in healthy 20- to 59-year-olds: a revisit. AU - Reynolds,C F,3rd AU - Thase,M E, AU - Jennings,J R, AU - Howell,J R, AU - Frank,E, AU - Berman,S R, AU - Houck,P R, AU - Kupfer,D J, PY - 1989/8/1/pubmed PY - 1989/8/1/medline PY - 1989/8/1/entrez SP - 368 EP - 73 JF - Sleep JO - Sleep VL - 12 IS - 4 N2 - This report presents data on normative nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT), based on a study of 48 healthy men aged 20-59 years, without complaints of erectile dysfunction. In general, the current measures show good concordance with those reported by Karacan and colleagues in 1976. The effect of "pathology-free" aging (from age 20 to 59) on electrographic measures of NPT is relatively modest, accounting for 8.4-14.4% of the variance. Furthermore, no age effect on visual estimates of erectile fullness or on buckling force estimates of penile rigidity were present. Maximum buckling force and maximum erectile fullness showed stability across the four decades of the Pittsburgh sample. SN - 0161-8105 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/2762691/Nocturnal_penile_tumescence_in_healthy_20__to_59_year_olds:_a_revisit_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -