[Survey of the prevalence of chronic prostatitis in men with premature ejaculation].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence of chronic prostatitis in men with premature ejaculation.


METHODS
The segmented urine specimens before and after prostatic massage and the expressed prostatic secretion specimens from 106 patients with premature ejaculation and 38 controls were evaluated by microscopic and/or bacteriological studies. The prevalence of premature ejaculation was also investigated in 120 patients with chronic prostatitis.


RESULTS
Prostatic inflammation was found in 46.2% and chronic bacterial prostatitis in 34.7% of the subjects with premature ejaculation, respectively. Compared with the controls, the findings were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The prevalence of premature ejaculation in the patients with chronic prostatitis was 47.5% (57/120).


CONCLUSIONS
Chronic prostatic inflammation may play a role in the pathogenesis of some cases of premature ejaculation and it is important to give a careful examination of the prostate before initiating any therapy for premature ejaculation.
Xing
Jun-Ping
JP
Department of Urology, First Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China. xingjpen@yahoo.com.cn
Fan
Jin-Hai
JH
Wang
Ming-Zhu
MZ
Chen
Xiang-Fa
XF
Yang
Zhi-Shang
ZS
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004542:Ejaculation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography