Study: Premature ejaculation defined

Experts from 10 countries, including Australia, the United States, Germany and Egypt, say they have defined life-long premature ejaculation.

Co-author Dr. Chris G McMahon of the University of Sydney says they developed the first-ever evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation in the hope it will aid future diagnosis, treatment and research.

The definition was developed after lengthy critical evaluation of the evidence presented in more than 100 studies on the sexual problem published over the last 65 years. It was unanimously agreed by the experts that the definition of lifelong premature ejaculation should be a combination of three key factors:

-- Ejaculation that always or nearly always occurs prior to or within about one minute of vaginal penetration.

-- The inability to delay ejaculation on all or nearly all vaginal penetrations.

-- Negative personal consequences such as distress, bother, frustration and/or the avoidance of sexual intimacy.

The study, conducted by the Standards Committee of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, is published online in the BJU International and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

© 2008 United Press International. All Rights Reserved.

Print Version
Tell-a-Friend

RELATED ARTICLES:

Domestic violence may raise kids’ abuse risk   Cascading effect of even minor early problems may explain serious teen violence   Personal rehab helpful for multiple sclerosis   Holidays Don’t Have to be Difficult for People with an Eating Disorder   PTSD Symptoms Linked to Increased Risk of Death After Heart Events   Response rates to antidepressants differ among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics   US smokers increasingly hooked on nicotine   The woman in red drives the men crazy, study finds   Spanking may make kids aggressive   Sexual trauma afflicts 15 percent of U.S. vets   Psychological Study Reveals That Red Enhances Men   Anti-inflammatory medications may become a treatment for schizophrenia