Premature ejaculation in infertile couples: Prevalence and correlates

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 485-491

  Shindel, Alan W ^a,d   Nelson, Christian J ^b   Naughton, Cathy K ^a   Mulhall, John P ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Premature Ejaculation; Relationships; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 38649140660     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00690.x     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Laumann EO, Paik A, Rosen RC. Sexual dysfunction in the United States: Prevalence and predictors. JAMA 1999;281:537-44.
2. Broderick GA. Premature ejaculation: On defining and quantifying a common male sexual dysfunction. J Sex Med 2006;3(4 suppl): 295-302.
3. Shabsigh R. Diagnosing premature ejaculation: A review. J Sex Med 2006;3 (4 suppl):318-23.
4. Carani C, Isidori AM, Granata A, Carosa E, Maggi M, Lenzi A, Jannini EA. Multicenter study on the prevalence of sexual symptoms in male hypo- and hyperthyroid patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005;90:6472-9.
5. Donatucci C. Etiology of ejaculation and pathophysiology of premature ejaculation. J Sex Med 2006;3(4 suppl):303-8.
6. Bodenmann G, Lederemann T, Blattner D, Galluzzo C. Associations among everyday stress, critical life events, and sexual problems. J Nerv Ment Dis 2006;194: 494-501.
7. Brugh VM 3rd, Lipshultz LI. Male factor infertility: Evaluation and management. Med Clin North Am 2004;88:367-85.
8. Lenzi A, Lombardo F, Salacone P, Gandini L, Jannini EA. Stress, sexual dysfunctions, and male infertility. J Endocrinol Invest 2003;26(3 suppl):72-6.
9. Monga M, Alezandrescu B, Katz SE, Stein M, Ganiats T. Impact of infertility on quality of life, marital adjustment, and sexual function. Urology 2004;63:126-30.
10. Rantala ML, Koskimies AI. Sexual behavior of infertile couples. Int J Fertil 1988;33:26-30.
11. Van Zyl JA. Sex and infertility. Part II. Influence of psychogenic factors and psychosexual problems. S Afr Med J 1987;72:485-7.
12. Ware JE Jr, Sherbourne CD. The MOS 36-item short form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Med Care 1992;30:473-83.
13. Weissman MM, Sholomskas D, Pottenger M, Prusoff DA, Locke BZ. Assessing depressive symptoms in five psychiatric populations: A validation study. Am J Epidemiol 1977;106:203-14.
14. Rosen RC, Riley A, Wagner G, Osterloh IH, Kirkpatrick J, Mishra A. The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF): A multidimensional scale for the assessment of erectile dysfunction. Urology 1997;49:822-30.
15. Cappelleri JC, Althof SE, Siegel RL, Shpilsky A, Bell SS, Duttagupta S. Development and validation of the Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR) questionnaire in erectile dysfunction. Int J Impot Res 2004;16:30-8.
16. Rosen R, Brown C, Heiman J, Leiblum S, Meston C, Shabgish R, Ferguson D, D'Agostino R Jr. The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI): A multidimensional self-report instrument for the assessment of female sexual function. J Sex Marital Ther 2000;26:191-208.
17. Rosen RC, Althof SE, Pryor JL, Gagnon D, Ho KF, Jamieson C, Feng W. Predictors of the clinical diagnosis of premature ejaculation. Program and abstracts of the American Urological Association Meeting; May 21-26, 2005; San Antonio, Texas. Abstract 1245.
18. Althof SE. The psychology of premature ejaculation: Therapies and consequences. J Sex Med 2006;3(4 suppl):324-31.
19. Jain K, Radhakrishnan G, Agrawal P. Infertility and psychosexual disorders: Relationship in infertile couples. Indian J Med Sci 2000; 54: 1-7.
20. Hurwitz MB. Sexual dysfunction associated with infertility. A comparison of sexual function during the fertile and the non-fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. S Afr Med J 1989;76:58-61.
21. Michetti PM, Rossi R, Bonanno D, De Dominicis C, Iori F, Simonelli C. Dysregulation of emotions and premature ejaculation (PE): Alexithymia in 100 outpatients. J Sex Med 2007;25:1462-7.
22. Perelman MA. A new combination treatment for premature ejaculation: A sex therapist's perspective. J Sex Med 2006;3:1004-12.
23. Patrick DL, Rowland D, Rothman M. Interrelationships among measures of premature ejaculation: The central role of perceived control. J Sex Med 2007;4:780-8.
24. Althof S, Rosen R, Symonds T, Mundayat R, May K, Abraham L. Development and validation of a new questionnaire to assess sexual satisfaction, control, and distress associated with premature ejaculation. J Sex Med 2006;3:465-75.