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A Blind Evaluation of a Penile Ring—A Sex Aid for Impotent Males

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alan J. Cooper
Alan J. Cooper*
Affiliation:
E. Merck Ltd., Fishponds Road, Wokingham, Berks. RG11 2QJ
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Of the many diverse treatments for impotence (Cooper, 1971) perhaps in some ways the most novel are the various mechanical devices which to date have never been adequately tested; although there are reasons to believe that they would be safer (even if no more effective) than many drugs in present use. A modern innovation of the penile splint (Lydston, 1908) is the Blakoe ‘Energiser’ Ring which is made of ebonite, with five small metal plates on opposite inner surfaces. It opens on a swivel so that the lower half can be placed high up under the scrotum and when the upper part is swung around, closing the ring, the penis, scrotum and testicles are enclosed within it, but hang freely below.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 581 , April 1974 , pp. 402 - 406
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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