Safety and efficacy of vardenafil versus sertraline in the treatment of premature ejaculation: A randomised, prospective and crossover study

Andrologia

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Mathers, M J ^a,b   Klotz, T ^c   Roth, S ^b   Lummen G ^d   Sommer, F ^e  

^a Urological Ambulatory   (Germany)

^b University Medical Center   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Weiden   (Germany)

^d St Josef Hospital Troisdorf   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Premature ejaculation; Sertraline; Therapy; Vardenafil

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE; VARDENAFIL;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FACE ERYTHEMA; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL EDUCATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; SAFETY; SERTRALINE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

EID: 65349133562     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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