Diagnostic Tests for Impotence

Diagnostic Test list for Impotence:

The list of diagnostic tests mentioned in various sources as used in the diagnosis of Impotence includes:

• Physical examination
  • Blood pressure
  • Palpate peripheral pulses (to determine if there are abnormalities to the blood supply)
  • Test nerve function by testing reflexes and sensation
  • Genital examination looking for evidence Peyronie's disease and checking size, shape and consistency of the testicles and penis
  • Digital rectal examination to assess prostate size, consistency and tenderness
  • Examine for the loss of secondary sexual characteristics - may suggest Klinefelter's syndrome.
• Mental state examination (to help detect depression, anxiety and other psychiatric diagnoses) - including appearance, behavior, rate and continuity of speech, mood, affect, thought content, evidence of any hallucinations or abnormal beliefs, orientation to time, place and person, attention and concentration, short-term memory, insight and judgement.
• Blood tests
  • Blood lipid levels including cholesterol and triglycerides (looking for vascular disease)
  • Fasting blood sugar (looking for diabetes)
  • Liver function (looking for drug or alcohol problem)
  • Iron studies (looking for hemochromatosis)
  • Electrolytes and renal function
  • Thyroid function tests
  • Total testosterone and DHEA-S levels (for libido)
  • If testosterone is low, test FSH, LH and prolactin levels
  • Prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels
• Urine tests
  • Urine microscopy and culture
  • Urine drug screen, if indicated
• Radiological investigations
  • Transrectal ultrasound, if suspect prostate cancer
  • MRI spine, if suspect multiple sclerosis and other spinal cord lesions
• Nocturnal tumescent study - an electronic computerized test to detect and measure penile erections during sleep. It acts as a guide to differentiate between psychological cause (normal studies) and organic physical cause (poor function).
• Nerve conduction studies may be required to rule out diabetic neuropathy as a cause of sexual dysfunction
• Electrophysiological tests such as visual-evoked response (VER) - may be required to diagnose Multiple sclerosis.
• Physical exam
• Blood counts
• Urinalysis
• Lipid profile
• Creatinine test
• Liver enzymes test
• Testosterone level
• Monitoring nocturnal penile tumescence
• Psychosocial examination

Home Diagnostic Testing

These home medical tests may be relevant to Impotence causes:

• Home STD Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
  • Home Chlamydia Tests
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Herpes Tests
  • Home Trichomonas Tests
• Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
  • Home Hormone Tests
  • Home Libido Tests
  • Home Menopause Testing
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests

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