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Journal of Andrology, Vol. 26, No. 5, September/October 2005
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DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.04159

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Prevalence of Premature Ejaculation in Turkish Men With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

MURAT GONEN*, MEHMET KALKAN*, ALI CENKER* AND HAKAN OZKARDES{dagger}

From the * Department of Urology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey; and the {dagger} Department of Urology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Correspondence to: Dr Murat Gonen, Baskent Universitesi Konya Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi, Hocacihan mah Saray cad no:1, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey (e-mail: mgonen01{at}hotmail.com).


Chronic pelvic pain syndrome is a common and serious health problem affecting the quality of life in men. Limited studies exist on the relation of this condition to premature ejaculation. We evaluated prevalence rates of premature ejaculation in Turkish male patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome and compared them with healthy control subjects. Sixty-six men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome were included in the study (group 1). A questionnaire consisting of 2 parts—demographic data and a Turkish version of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom index—was administered to all patients. Premature ejaculation was defined as intravaginal ejaculation latency of less than 2 minutes with the same partner for at least 6 months. All patients were evaluated with physical examinations and routine laboratory tests. If erectile dysfunction was noted from the medical history, penile Doppler ultrasonography also was performed. The results were compared with the results of 30 healthy men without urinary symptoms (group 2). The {chi}2 test was used for statistical analyses. Of 66 patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, 51 had premature ejaculation (77.3%), and in 10 (15.2%) patients, premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction were found together. Penile Doppler ultrasonography showed no vascular pathology in patients with erectile dysfunction. The rate of premature ejaculation was higher in patients in the study group than it was in patients in the control group, and this difference was statistically significant (P < .05). Both chronic pelvic pain syndrome and premature ejaculation are common disorders, but their ethiopathogeneses are not well understood. In Turkish men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, the incidence of psychogenic sexual problems was higher than in the normal population.

     Key words: Chronic prostatitis, prevalence, sexual dysfunction






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