Sleep-Related Painful Erections—A Case Series of 24 Patients Regarding Diagnostics and Treatment Options

Sleep-Related Painful Erections—A Case Series of 24 Patients Regarding Diagnostics and Treatment Options

Background: Patients with sleep-related painful erections (SRPEs) have deep penile pain during nocturnal erection that wakes them up and disturbs their nights of sleep. This rare parasomnia is poorly recognized by general practitioners and by urologists and sexologists. Aim: To gain more insight int...

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Main Authors: Sanne Vreugdenhil, MD, Alida Cornelia Weidenaar, MD, PhD, Igle Jan de Jong, MD, PhD, Mels Frank van Driel, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Sexual Medicine
Subjects:
Sleep-Related Painful Erection
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
Parasomnia
Humans
Baclofen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116117300697

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