| Parameter | Reproductive health | Male sexuality |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Does the article discuss a fertility intervention; does the article include pre and post intervention fertility rates; does the article contain an original report of a measure of fertility rates in males, females or both; and does the article report an original intervention trial after spinal cord injury? | Does the article report an original intervention trial or series with a pre and post measure for sexual dysfunction after spinal cord injury?; does the article contain an original report of a measure of sexual dysfunction?; and does the article discuss an intervention for sexual dysfunction? |
| Intervention | Physical: masturbation, intercourse; Device: vibration, electrode ejaculation, home insemination; Prescription medications: sympathetic agonists, physostigmine, etc.; Surgical intervention; vas aspiration, testicular biopsy, ICSI, artificial insemination, spinal cord stimulators; or Laboratory techniques. | Cognitive/behavioral: Masturbation, intercourse; Device: penile rings, vibrators, vacuum devices; Prescription medications: Intracavernous injections, oral, subcutaneous injections, intrameatal MUSE, creams; surgical intervention; penile implants, spinal cord stimulators or hormonal interventions. |
| Outcome | Pregnancies, live birth rates, sperm motility, successful sperm harvesting, ejaculations, sperm count, % viable sperm, hormonal, ovulation rates, cycle function, other measures of sperm morphology, volume of ejaculation. | Psychological: Validated sexual function questionnaire for males and/or females, structured interviews with qualitative analysis, educational component, global efficiency, or patient logs; or Physiologic: Penile and/or clitoral engorgement, endocrine, ultrasound testing of testicular size. |
From: 2, Methods
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