‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection

Hille Jaël Torenvlied*, Evelien Trip, Loes Segerink, Jack Beck

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of overnight environmental conditions on erectile penile temperature within a controlled setting, with the aim of investigating the feasibility of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection in erectile dysfunction diagnostics.
Subjects/patients and methods
We conducted a proof‐of‐concept study involving 10 healthy male participants aged 20 to 25. The study was carried out at the Department of Urology, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, the Netherlands. Penile temperature thermistor measurements were taken during visually aroused erections of participants in naked state and in simulated overnight condition (underwear and blankets). Main outcome variables were peak and baseline temperature during erectile periods. To minimize the impact of differences in erectile strength and duration between consecutive measurements, we applied …
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)439-446
Number of pages8
JournalBJUI Compass
Volume5
Issue number4
Early online date22 Feb 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

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