Survey of the prevalence of chronic prostatitis in men with premature ejaculation.
- Author:
Jun-Ping XING
1
;
Jin-Hai FAN
;
Ming-Zhu WANG
;
Xiang-Fa CHEN
;
Zhi-Shang YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Chronic Disease; Ejaculation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prostate; diagnostic imaging; Prostatitis; complications; epidemiology; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; etiology; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological; etiology; Ultrasonography
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2003;9(6):451-453
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the prevalence of chronic prostatitis in men with premature ejaculation.
METHODSThe segmented urine specimens before and after prostatic massage and the expressed prostatic secretion specimens from 106 patients with premature ejaculation and 38 controls were evaluated by microscopic and/or bacteriological studies. The prevalence of premature ejaculation was also investigated in 120 patients with chronic prostatitis.
RESULTSProstatic inflammation was found in 46.2% and chronic bacterial prostatitis in 34.7% of the subjects with premature ejaculation, respectively. Compared with the controls, the findings were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The prevalence of premature ejaculation in the patients with chronic prostatitis was 47.5% (57/120).
CONCLUSIONSChronic prostatic inflammation may play a role in the pathogenesis of some cases of premature ejaculation and it is important to give a careful examination of the prostate before initiating any therapy for premature ejaculation.