title: Premature ejaculation. 3. Therapy.
abstract: Serotonergic drugs (SSRIs) are the most commonly used, but they are characterized by relapse some time after medication interruption as well as by sexual side effects. The efficacy of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors seems excellent, but the risk of tachyphylaxis has been reported. The former (fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, clomipramine) should be used in young patients with hyper-orgasmic forms, while the latter (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil) should be used in hypo-orgasmic forms, in old age or when PE is associated with erectile dysfunction. Topical anesthetics provide satisfactory results in premature ejaculation due to hypersensitivity of the glans, and physiotherapy of the pelvic floor muscles proves successful in cases associated with pelvic floor dysfunction. Therapeutic associations and psycho-sexual therapy techniques may improve results, particularly in the long term.
authors.affiliation: Andrology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. gpiediferro@libero.it
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piediferro
authors.forename: Elisabetta M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Colpi
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castiglioni
authors.forename: Fabrizio I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Scroppo
mesh_terms: D004542:Ejaculation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors