Female partner's perception of premature ejaculation and its impact on relationship breakups, relationship quality, and sexual satisfaction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Burri, Andrea ^a   Giuliano, François ^b   Mcmahon, Chris ^c   Porst, Hartmut ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c Australian Centre for Sexual Health   (Australia)

^d Institute of Urology and Andrology at Segeberger Kliniken   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intimacy; Premature Ejaculation; Relationship and Sexual Behavior; Relationship Quality; Separation; Sexual Satisfaction; Women's Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; ITALY; MALE; MEXICO; PERCEPTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOUTH KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84907343846     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12551     Document Type: Article

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