Injection Anxiety and Pain in Men Using Intracavernosal Injection Therapy after Radical Pelvic Surgery

Although injection anxiety decreased with ICI use, mean injection anxiety remained at a moderate level (4.4) and 42% of men continued to report “high” injection anxiety at 4 months. While injection pain was low, injection anxiety and pain were related. These data suggest the need for a psychological intervention to help lower injection anxiety related to ICI. Nelson CJ, Hsiao W, Balk E, Narus J, Tal R, Bennett NE, and Mulhall JP. Injection anxiety and pain in men using intracavernosal injection therapy after radical pelvic surgery. J Sex Med 2013;10:2559-2565.