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The relationship between female sexual function index domains and premature ejaculation

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this prospective, observational study was to investigate the relationship between premature ejaculation (PE) and female sexual response cycle, using the female sexual function index (FSFI). The FSFI evaluates female sexual function in six domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain.

Methods

All men were considered to have PE if they fulfilled the criteria of the second Ad Hoc International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Committee. All men were also assessed by the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) and intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) using stopwatch which was held by the partner. All women completed the FSFI.

Results

A total of 181 couples who had regular sexual intercourse with one partner for the past 6 months were enrolled the study. By the definition of ISSM Committee, there were 117 men with PE and 64 men without PE. Partners of men with PE had significantly lower total FSFI scores than did partners of men without PE (21.8 ± 3.5 for PE and 26.4 ± 3.1 for non-PE, p < 0.001). Moreover, all the domains of the FSFI scoring system were separately associated with PE. According to the mean FSFI scores, the 48.43% of women had sexual dysfunction in the non-PE group, and all women had sexual dysfunction in PE group.

Conclusion

PE is associated with female sexual dysfunction and all of the female sexual dysfunction domains, as determined by FSFI scores.

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    Lütfi Canat, Recep Burak Değirmentepe, Hasan Anıl Atalay, İlter Alkan, Sait Özbir, Mehmet Gökhan Çulha & Alper Ötünçtemur

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Canat, L., Değirmentepe, R.B., Atalay, H.A. et al. The relationship between female sexual function index domains and premature ejaculation. Int Urol Nephrol 50, 633–637 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-018-1832-y

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