Source details
- Authors
- Tim Hammond; Lauren M. Sardi; William A. Jellison; Ryan McAllister; Ben Snyder; Mohamed A. B. Fahmy
- Journal or source
- International Journal of Impotence Research
- Year
- 2023
- DOI or authoritative URL
- 10.1038/s41443-023-00686-5
- Study type
- Targeted cross-sectional survey
- Population or material studied
- Self-selected adults recruited through restoration communities, commercial device audiences, forums, and genital-autonomy networks; 1,790 complete responses were reported.
- Major findings
- Documents restorers’ motivations, perceived experiences, reported successes, challenges, and interactions with professionals.
- Limitations
- Targeted recruitment; self-selection; self-reported outcomes; no non-restorer control; no physical or sensory examination. It cannot establish efficacy or causation.
- Relevance to restoration
- Useful direct evidence about reported experience, not objective proof of restoration outcomes.
- Source-review status
- Abstract reviewed
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-11
- Correction or related DOI
- 10.1038/s41443-023-00741-1
Documents restorers’ motivations, perceived experiences, reported successes, challenges, and interactions with professionals.
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