‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection
Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to assess the impact of overnight environmental conditions on erectile penile temperature within a controlled setting, with the aim of investigating the feasibility of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection in erectile dysfun...
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| author | Hille J. Torenvlied Evelien Trip Wouter Olthuis Loes I. Segerink Jack J. H. Beck |
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| description | Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to assess the impact of overnight environmental conditions on erectile penile temperature within a controlled setting, with the aim of investigating the feasibility of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection in erectile dysfunction diagnostics. Subjects/patients and methods We conducted a proof‐of‐concept study involving 10 healthy male participants aged 20 to 25. The study was carried out at the Department of Urology, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, the Netherlands. Penile temperature thermistor measurements were taken during visually aroused erections of participants in naked state and in simulated overnight condition (underwear and blankets). Main outcome variables were peak and baseline temperature during erectile periods. To minimize the impact of differences in erectile strength and duration between consecutive measurements, we applied randomization to the order of the environmental conditions. Results We observed a significant increase in penile temperature during erection in both the naked (p < 0.01) and simulated overnight condition (p < 0.01). The mean temperature increase was 1.70 and 0.67°C, respectively. While penile temperature returned to baseline immediately after naked erections, the ‘Staying Hot effect’ was noted in the simulated overnight condition measurements, where the temperature remained elevated at peak temperature for the entire 30‐min period following the erection. Conclusions The findings from this study indicate that the penile temperature not only significantly increases during naked sexual arousal but is also detectable under simulated overnight conditions. This underscores the potential of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection, representing a crucial initial step in developing a modernized, non‐invasive sensor system for ambulatory erectile dysfunction diagnostics. Further research, including an overnight study, is needed to gain insights into the feasibility of utilizing penile temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection and to assess the impact of the ‘Staying Hot effect’ on subsequent erection detection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-453eaf0958884c8fa4764b4a3084c7022024-04-16T06:04:54ZengWileyBJUI Compass2688-45262024-04-015443944610.1002/bco2.328‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detectionHille J. Torenvlied0Evelien Trip1Wouter Olthuis2Loes I. Segerink3Jack J. H. Beck4Department of Urology St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein NetherlandsDepartment of Urology St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein NetherlandsFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, BIOS Lab on a Chip group Universiteit Twente Enschede NetherlandsFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, BIOS Lab on a Chip group Universiteit Twente Enschede NetherlandsDepartment of Urology St. Antonius Ziekenhuis Nieuwegein NetherlandsAbstract Objective The objective of this study is to assess the impact of overnight environmental conditions on erectile penile temperature within a controlled setting, with the aim of investigating the feasibility of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection in erectile dysfunction diagnostics. Subjects/patients and methods We conducted a proof‐of‐concept study involving 10 healthy male participants aged 20 to 25. The study was carried out at the Department of Urology, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, the Netherlands. Penile temperature thermistor measurements were taken during visually aroused erections of participants in naked state and in simulated overnight condition (underwear and blankets). Main outcome variables were peak and baseline temperature during erectile periods. To minimize the impact of differences in erectile strength and duration between consecutive measurements, we applied randomization to the order of the environmental conditions. Results We observed a significant increase in penile temperature during erection in both the naked (p < 0.01) and simulated overnight condition (p < 0.01). The mean temperature increase was 1.70 and 0.67°C, respectively. While penile temperature returned to baseline immediately after naked erections, the ‘Staying Hot effect’ was noted in the simulated overnight condition measurements, where the temperature remained elevated at peak temperature for the entire 30‐min period following the erection. Conclusions The findings from this study indicate that the penile temperature not only significantly increases during naked sexual arousal but is also detectable under simulated overnight conditions. This underscores the potential of using temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection, representing a crucial initial step in developing a modernized, non‐invasive sensor system for ambulatory erectile dysfunction diagnostics. Further research, including an overnight study, is needed to gain insights into the feasibility of utilizing penile temperature measurements for nocturnal erection detection and to assess the impact of the ‘Staying Hot effect’ on subsequent erection detection.https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.328erectile dysfunctionnocturnal erectionspenile temperatureRigiScansexual arousaltemperature sensing |
| spellingShingle | Hille J. Torenvlied Evelien Trip Wouter Olthuis Loes I. Segerink Jack J. H. Beck ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection BJUI Compass erectile dysfunction nocturnal erections penile temperature RigiScan sexual arousal temperature sensing |
| title | ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| title_full | ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| title_fullStr | ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| title_short | ‘Staying Hot’: Investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal—A novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| title_sort | staying hot investigating the influence of overnight conditions on the penile skin temperature during male sexual arousal a novel methodology for nocturnal erection detection |
| topic | erectile dysfunction nocturnal erections penile temperature RigiScan sexual arousal temperature sensing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.328 |
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