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Table 34.1

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International index of erectile function-5 (IIEF-5) scoring system

Over the past 6 months	Score
Over the past 6 months	1	2	3	4	5
Confidence in getting and keeping an erection	Very low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high
Erections on sexual stimulation hard enough for penetration	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always
Maintaining erection afterpenetration	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always
Maintaining erection to completion of intercourse	Extremely difficult	Very difficult	Difficult	Slightly difficult	Not difficult
Satisfactory intercourse	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always

Over the past 6 months	Score
Over the past 6 months	1	2	3	4	5
Confidence in getting and keeping an erection	Very low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high
Erections on sexual stimulation hard enough for penetration	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always
Maintaining erection afterpenetration	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always
Maintaining erection to completion of intercourse	Extremely difficult	Very difficult	Difficult	Slightly difficult	Not difficult
Satisfactory intercourse	Never/almost never	<50% of the time	~50% of the time	>50% of the time	Always/almost always

IIEF-5 score 21 correlates with ED (98% sensitive and 88% specific)