title: [Current situation in the diagnosis and treatment of premature ejaculation].
abstract: As one of the most common complaints in clinical setting, premature ejaculation (PE) is characterized by a very short intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT), the inability to control or delay ejaculation and negative consequences (bother/distress). At present time, there is no universally accepted definition of PE, and the focus of the controversy on its definition is how to quantify IELT. A new proposal distinguishes PE into 4 categories: lifelong PE, acquired PE, natural variable PE and premature-like ejaculatory dysfunction. The difference in the underlying pathophysiology and etiology of different PE categories determines the first choice of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China. wwwxxff@sohu.com
authors.forename: Xiao-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004542:Ejaculation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy