Efficacy of sertraline hydrochloride in treatment of premature ejaculation: A placebo-controlled study using a validated questionnaire

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 534-538

  Arafa, M ^a,b   Shamloul, R ^b  

^a Dr Fakhry & Al Mouhawis Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Premature ejaculation; Questionnaires; Sertraline

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM DISORDER; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE DISEASES; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERTRALINE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748300284     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901469     Document Type: Article

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