Turner L A, Althof S E, Levine S B, Bodner D R, Kursh E D, Resnick M I
Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
J Sex Marital Ther. 1991 Summer;17(2):81-93. doi: 10.1080/00926239108404950.
This prospective study assessed the sexual and psychosocial effects of 12 months' use of an external vacuum device in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Results showed that the external vacuum device produced erections sufficient for intercourse in 87% of the men in our sample. The dropout rate was only 20% over the 12-month period. Use of the external vacuum device was associated with improvements in men's and their partners' sexual functioning. These improvements included erections of better quality, increased partner arousal, and increased frequency of orgasm and sexual satisfaction for men and women. The external vacuum device was also associated with decreases in general psychiatric symptomatology for men. Similar improvements in psychological functioning were not found for partners. Side effects and factors in patient and partner acceptance of the external vacuum device are discussed.
这项前瞻性研究评估了使用外部真空装置治疗勃起功能障碍12个月的性和心理社会影响。结果显示，在我们的样本中，87%的男性使用外部真空装置后能勃起至足以进行性交。在12个月期间，脱落率仅为20%。使用外部真空装置与男性及其伴侣的性功能改善有关。这些改善包括勃起质量更好、伴侣性唤起增加，以及男性和女性性高潮频率和性满意度增加。外部真空装置还与男性总体精神症状的减轻有关。伴侣的心理功能未发现类似改善。本文讨论了外部真空装置的副作用以及患者和伴侣接受该装置的相关因素。
