Safety and efficacy of citalopram in the treatment of premature ejaculation: A double-blind placebo-controlled, fixed dose, randomized study

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-169

  Safarinejad, M R ^a   Hosseini, S Y ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Citalopram; Premature ejaculation; Serotonin; Sexual dysfunction; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CIPRAM; CITALOPRAM; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INSOMNIA; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; CITALOPRAM; COITUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644751225     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901384     Document Type: Article

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