Erection quality - Just something for general discussion.

[WestLad]

Erection quality - Just something for general discussion.

In the last year or so, as Invicorp injections became less effective, it got to the point where I was just about hard enough for penetration, but I didn’t find sex particularly pleasurable.
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I know some urologists would consider the ability to be able to penetrate as the critical element, but I came to realise that I was missing the feeling of a properly hard penis, as well as it became more difficult to achieve orgasm.

Now that I have gone back onto Alprostadil, it feels so much better for me, and my wife has commented on the improvement.

How do you assess the quality of your erection?

[mrksman]

Some doctors reference the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and the Erectile Hardness Score (EHS). You can find more information on it here:
https://vascular4ed.com/understanding-t ... sfunction/

[WestLad]

Some doctors reference the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and the Erectile Hardness Score (EHS). You can find more information on it here:
https://vascular4ed.com/understanding-t ... sfunction/

I think. the Erectile Hardness Score (EHS) underlines my point.

Grade 3: Penis is hard enough for penetration but not fully hard.
Grade 4: Penis is fully hard and rigid.

One of my previous urologists considered a Grade 3 erection as sufficient.
For me that was less than satisfying (albeit functional).

[mrksman]

I had an urology nurse practitioner tell me that sex with a less than a fully rigid erection can cause some micro scaring to the penis, which if done often enough, can potentially cause peyronies.