title: Treatment of premature ejaculation with sertralin.
abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of oral sertralin in the treatment of premature ejaculation, out of 22 patients with premature ejaculation 16 received oral sertralin, 50 mg a day for at least 2 weeks. Four patients were lost to follow-up. Two patients interrupted treatment due to side effects of sertralin. Out of 16 patients who completed at least a two-week period of treatment 14 (87.5%) responded clinically. Clinical response was achieved in the first week of treatment in 11 of 16 responders (68.75%). We conclude that low dose oral sertralin may be useful with a reasonable side effect rate in the treatment of patients suffering from premature ejaculation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Balbay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvarci
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozsan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozbek
mesh_terms: D015057:1-Naphthylamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D004542:Ejaculation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020280:Sertraline; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D015057:1-Naphthylamine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D020280:Sertraline