An evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation: Report of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Ad Hoc Committee for the Definition of Premature Ejaculation

BJU International

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-350

  McMahon, Chris G ^a,b   Althof, Stanley ^c   Waldinger, Marcel D ^d   Porst, Hartmut ^e   Dean, John ^f   Sharlip, Ira ^g   Adaikan, P G ^h   Becher, Edgardo ⁱ   Broderick, Gregory A ^j   Buvat, Jacques ^k   Dabees, Khalid ^e   Giraldi, Annamaria ^l   Giuliano, François ^m   Hellstrom, Wayne J G ⁿ   Incrocci, Luca ^o   Laan, Ellen ^p   Meuleman, Eric ^q   Perelman, Michael A ^r   Rosen, Raymond ^s   Rowland, David ^t   Segraves, Robert ^u   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Sexual Health   (Australia)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Salisbury Clinic ^*

^f The Salisbury Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^j MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^k Centre ETPARP   (France)

^l Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^m RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁿ TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^o ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^p UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^q VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^r WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^s RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^t VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^u NONE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Definition; Ejaculatory control; Intravaginal ejaculatory latency time; Premature ejaculation; Psychological consequences; Sexual satisfaction (inter) personal distress

Indexed keywords

EJACULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 47649106845     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07755.x     Document Type: Review

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