title: Premature ejaculation: is there an efficient therapy?
abstract: Premature ejaculation is the most frequent male sexual dysfunction, estimated to affect 20 to 30% of men at some time in their life. A Pubmed search from the year 2000 to the present was performed to retrieve publications related to management or treatment of premature ejaculation. Behavioral techniques have been the mainstay of premature ejaculation management for many years, although evidence of their short-term efficacy is limited. Topical therapies for premature ejaculation act by desensitizing the penis and do not alter the sensation of ejaculation. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), commonly used in the treatment of depression, are often used to treat premature ejaculation, based on the observation that delayed ejaculation is a frequent side effect of this drug class. Dapoxetine is a short-acting SSRI formulated to treat premature ejaculation, and results seem very promising.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Fábio Barros de
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Francischi
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Daniel Cernach
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ricardo Eidi
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Itao
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Luis Cesar Fava
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Spessoto
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Jose Germano Ferraz Del
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Fernando Nestor
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Facio Junior