title: Is there a correlation between intravaginal ejaculatory latency time and enuresis? An exploratory study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Premature ejaculation (PE) is the most common male sexual dysfunction. Monosymptomatic enuresis (ME) is nocturnal bed wetting, without any daytime symptoms. Recent clinical studies report an association between lifelong PE and ME. The purpose of this study was to compare the intravaginal ejaculatory time (IELT) between lifelong PE in men with and without ME. The goal was to determine if there is an association between the severity of ME and of IELT.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 137 men with lifelong PE were included in this study. Subjects were asked if they had childhood ME. The characteristics and mean IELTs of patients with and without ME were compared using the student's t-test, and the correlation between severity of ME and IELT was assessed with trend test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 137 lifelong PE patients, 57 reported ME. There was a strong negative correlation in patients with ME between the severity of enuresis and IELT, with IELT being shorter in patients with severe ME.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A strong correlation between IELT and the severity of ME suggests a common underlying mechanism. Further studies are required to confirm these findings and elucidate the exact pathophysiology.
authors: Department of Urology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Koyuncu
authors: Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
authors: Ege Can
authors: EC
authors: Serefoglu
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Safak
authors: S
authors: Karacay
authors: Department of Urology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Ahmet Tunc
authors: AT
authors: Ozdemir
authors: Department of Urology, Private Sema Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Kalkan
authors: Department of Urology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Faruk
authors: F
authors: Yencilek
keywords: enuresis; intravaginal ejaculatory time; lifelong premature ejaculation