The importance of inquiring the ejaculation function in men with premature ejaculation who do not actively seek treatment
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.1.80
Accepted: October 14, 2021
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Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of men presenting for other complaints whose ejaculatory function inquiry indicated premature ejaculation (PE).
Methods: The data of 536 PE patients, including those who presented with the complaint of PE (group 1) and those presenting with other complaints who were diagnosed with PE (group 2) as a result of ejaculatory function inquiry using estimated intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) and Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), were retrospectively evaluated. Age, PE type, comorbidities, recommended treatments, and treatment acceptance status of all patients were recorded. These characteristics were compared for each group.
Results: Among all the patients, those who presented with PE complaints constituted 22.4%. Among the patients with both PE and ED, 98.1% applied with ED complaint and only 1.9% with PE complaint. The percentage of patients with one comorbidity was significantly higher in group 2 (p = 0.032). 90.1% of all patients and 88.5% of patients in group 2 accepted the recommended treatment for PE. The mean age and comorbidities were significantly higher in patients that refused the treatment. The most common reason for treatment refusal was the patients' lack of expectation for treatment.
Conclusions: This study shows that men more frequently tend to seek treatment for ED than PE, and treatment acceptance rate may be higher when the patients with PE complaints who don’t seek treatment are reached through ejaculatory function inquiry. The presence of comorbidities negatively affects the treatment expectation and acceptance as well as treatment seeking behavior of men with PE.
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