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The Surgeon Who Couldn't Finish

22 minJune 2026

A live case: Victoria brings a surgeon who can hold a scalpel steady for hours but can't finish in bed....

Evidence behind this episode

  • Fisher 1979

    Landmark, preserved nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) points to a PSYCHOGENIC cause; reduced/lost NPT points to ORGANIC erectile dysfunction.

  • Lavie 1999

    Organic ED (defined by impaired sleep-related erections) co-travels with AUTONOMIC imbalance during sleep (higher LF/HF ratio). Supporting color for the autonomic framing ONLY (mild circularity, groups were defined by the sleep-erection signal); Fisher 1979 carries the claim.