title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Premature Ejaculation by Urologists in South Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study discusses the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE) using various approaches with the goal of evaluating the methods of diagnosis and treatment of PE in clinical practice in 2014 in South Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  We surveyed 200 urologists and andrologists who treated patients with PE from July 1, 2014 to July 29, 2014 using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was composed of 4 parts: disease, comorbidities, diagnosis, and treatment. Using the answers to this survey, current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of PE were investigated using weighted averages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median number per month of patients who were diagnosed with PE was 14 patients (interquartile range, 7~24). The time to ejaculation necessary for a diagnosis of PE was considered to be <1 minute by 12% of respondents, <2 minutes by 27%, <3 minutes by 28%, <5 minutes by 13%, and 20% stated that diagnosis was based on a patient's subjective complaint. The treatment methods preferred by PE patients were reported to be pharmacological treatment (87%), surgical treatment (9.5%), and behavioral management (3.5%). The treatment methods used by respondents were pharmacological treatment (77%), surgical treatment (15%), and behavioral management (14%). The most commonly used pharmacological treatment was the oral administration of dapoxetine (97%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In 2014 in South Korea, various methods were used to diagnose and treat PE. The most commonly used treatment for PE was the oral administration of dapoxetine. It was also found that surgical treatment was applied in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Deok Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Jeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: See Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sae Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Yul
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Du Geon
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Kuk
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Ha
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Seog
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hyun
keywords: Dapoxetine; Diagnosis; Premature ejaculation; Therapy