Assessing Quality of Life Related to Voiding Symptoms and Sexual Function in Menopausal Women.
10.4111/kju.2012.53.3.189
- Author:
Jae Doo UM
1
;
Dong Il KANG
;
Jang Ho YOON
;
Kweon Sik MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kweonsikmin@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ejaculation;
Korean;
Sexual dysfunction;
Urinary symptoms
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ejaculation;
Erectile Dysfunction;
Female;
Humans;
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Premature Ejaculation;
Prevalence;
Prostate;
Quality of Life
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2012;53(3):189-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and premature ejaculation (PE) in Korean men older than 40 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 258 men older than 40 years completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS; total score, storage symptoms [ST], and voiding symptoms [VD]), a 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). The study examined the relationship between LUTS and PE. In the PEDT, PE is defined as a score > or =11. RESULTS: The prevalence of PE was 29.1% with the PEDT versus a self-reported value of 49.5%. The prevalence of PE was 30.9% in 40 to 59-year-old men (21.3%) and 28.1% in 60 to 79 year-old men (78.7%). In men 40 to 59 and 60 to 79 years old, the mean PEDT, IPSS, and IIEF-5 scores were 8.65 and 7.88, 13.5 and 12.38, and 15.83 and 13.69, respectively. No significant correlations were observed between the total and subscale scores of the IPSS (p=0.204) and the PEDT (p=0.309) with increasing age, whereas a significant negative correlation was detected between the IIEF-5 and age (p=0.002). The PEDT score was significantly correlated with the IPSS-ST (r=0.326, p<0.001), IPSS-VD (r=0.183, p=0.005), IPSS-total (r=0.310, p<0.001), and IIEF-5 total (r=-0.248, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: LUTS, especially storage symptoms, were related to PE. In elderly men, control of both erectile dysfunction and LUTS may play an important role in managing PE.
