A BRIEF MALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INVENTORY FOR UROLOGY

Objectives. To develop a brief questionnaire to measure male sexual fu nction. Methods. An initial set of questions was refined and reduced t hrough cognitive testing and two serial validation studies. In each st udy, men were recruited from a sexual dysfunction clinic and a general medicine practice to complete the instrument. Test-retest reliabiliti es, internal consistencies, and construct validities were examined. Re sults. The final instrument covers sexual drive (two items), erection (three items), ejaculation (two items), perceptions of problems in eac h area (three items), and overall satisfaction (one item). Psychometri c performance was generally very satisfactory, although self-assessmen ts of ejaculate volume are problematic. Translations have been develop ed and pilot tested in a number of languages. Conclusions. The Brief S exual Function Inventory may be useful for measuring male sexual funct ion in practice and research.