Objectives. To develop a brief, reliable, self-administered measure of erectile function that is
cross-culturally valid and psychometrically sound, with the sensitivity and specificity for
detecting treatment-related changes in patients with erectile dysfunction. Methods. Relevant
domains of sexual function across various cultures were identified via a literature search of
existing questionnaires and interviews of male patients with erectile dysfunction and of their
partners. An initial questionnaire was administered to patients with erectile dysfunction, with�…