background: the current cutoff values of intravaginal ejaculation latency time for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation do not always match clinical practice, and the inconsistency in the cutoff values of intravaginal ejaculation latency time among different definitions has also posed challenges to both clinical management and research of premature ejaculation. objectives: to re-evaluate the intravaginal ejaculation latency time and to find evidence-based cut-off values for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation that can be widely accepted and match clinical practice. materials and methods: we addressed the flaws of previous studies. lifelong premature ejaculation was diagnosed based on both patient self-report of premature ejaculation status and scores on the premature ejaculation diagnostic tool, with a control group consisting of non-premature ejaculation individuals included for comparison. utilizing receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal self-estimated cutoff value for intravaginal ejaculation latency time in diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation was determined. results: a total of 307 heterosexual participants (mean age = 30.7 +/- 6.4) were included, comprising 187 lifelong premature ejaculation patients (mean age = 28.0 +/- 4.6) and 120 non-premature ejaculation individuals (mean age = 35.0 +/- 6.5). 2.7% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients experienced anteportal ejaculation. 59.9%, 92%, and 97.9% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients displayed intravaginal ejaculation latency times within 1, 2, and 3 min, respectively. the receiver-operating characteristic curve's area under the curve was 0.996 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.991-1.000 (p < 0.0001). the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cut-off at 3.5 (sensitivity = 97.9%, specificity = 99.2%) showed the highest Youden index compared with other options. discussion: although we found that 92.0% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients had a perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time within 2 min, a perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value of less than 3.5 min for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation could encompass a larger proportion (97.9%) of patients seeking medical help for complaints of PE, and increasing the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value to 3.5 min would not significantly increase the false-positive rate. conclusion: the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation within a clinical practice context is 3.5 min.

Wang, C., Zhong, Q., Colonnello, E., Xi, Y., Sansone, A., Zhang, H., et al. (2024). The patient‐perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cut‐off for lifelong premature ejaculation. ANDROLOGY [10.1111/andr.13737].

The patient‐perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cut‐off for lifelong premature ejaculation

Chunlin Wang;Elena Colonnello;Andrea Sansone;Hui Zhang;Emmanuele A. Jannini;
2024-01-01

Abstract

background: the current cutoff values of intravaginal ejaculation latency time for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation do not always match clinical practice, and the inconsistency in the cutoff values of intravaginal ejaculation latency time among different definitions has also posed challenges to both clinical management and research of premature ejaculation. objectives: to re-evaluate the intravaginal ejaculation latency time and to find evidence-based cut-off values for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation that can be widely accepted and match clinical practice. materials and methods: we addressed the flaws of previous studies. lifelong premature ejaculation was diagnosed based on both patient self-report of premature ejaculation status and scores on the premature ejaculation diagnostic tool, with a control group consisting of non-premature ejaculation individuals included for comparison. utilizing receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal self-estimated cutoff value for intravaginal ejaculation latency time in diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation was determined. results: a total of 307 heterosexual participants (mean age = 30.7 +/- 6.4) were included, comprising 187 lifelong premature ejaculation patients (mean age = 28.0 +/- 4.6) and 120 non-premature ejaculation individuals (mean age = 35.0 +/- 6.5). 2.7% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients experienced anteportal ejaculation. 59.9%, 92%, and 97.9% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients displayed intravaginal ejaculation latency times within 1, 2, and 3 min, respectively. the receiver-operating characteristic curve's area under the curve was 0.996 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.991-1.000 (p < 0.0001). the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cut-off at 3.5 (sensitivity = 97.9%, specificity = 99.2%) showed the highest Youden index compared with other options. discussion: although we found that 92.0% of lifelong premature ejaculation patients had a perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time within 2 min, a perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value of less than 3.5 min for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation could encompass a larger proportion (97.9%) of patients seeking medical help for complaints of PE, and increasing the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value to 3.5 min would not significantly increase the false-positive rate. conclusion: the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cutoff value for diagnosing lifelong premature ejaculation within a clinical practice context is 3.5 min.
2024
Online ahead of print
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MEDS-08/A - Endocrinologia
English
cutoff
diagnosis
lifelong premature ejaculation
patient-perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time
receiver operating characteristic curve analysis
Wang, C., Zhong, Q., Colonnello, E., Xi, Y., Sansone, A., Zhang, H., et al. (2024). The patient‐perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time cut‐off for lifelong premature ejaculation. ANDROLOGY [10.1111/andr.13737].
Wang, C; Zhong, Q; Colonnello, E; Xi, Y; Sansone, A; Zhang, H; Chen, Q; Jannini, Ea; Zhang, Y
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