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The Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) or IIEF-5

This is a simple way to gauge how bad your Erectile Dysfunction is and how you are responding to treatment.

Over the past 6 months,

1.How did you rate your confidence that you could get & keep an erection?		Very low 1	Low 2	Moderate 3	High 4	Very high 5
2.When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often were your erections hard enough for penetration?	No sexual Activity 0	Almost Never or never 1	A few Times 2	Sometimes 3	Most times 4	Almost always or always 5
3.During sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain your erection after you had penetrated your partner?	Did not Attempt Intercourse 0	Almost Never or never 1	A few Times 2	Sometimes 3	Most times 4	Almost always or Always 5
4.During sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain your erection to completion of intercourse?	Did not Attempt Intercourse 0	Extremely Difficult 1	Very difficult 2	Difficult 3	Slightly difficult 4	Not difficult 5
5.When you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory to you?	Did not attempt Intercourse 0	Almost Never or never 1	A few Times 2	Sometimes 3	Most times 4	Almost always or Always 5

So what was your score?

20 and above – You’re a stud man. No ED problems at all.

10 to 20 – Hmmm… Maybe the start of some mild issues. Best to see a doctor to get it fixed.

Less than 10 – Uh Oh. You have a serious issue. Best to see a doctor as soon as you can.

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