Delayed Ejaculation: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Delayed ejaculation (DE) is a poorly defined and uncommon form of male sexual dysfunction, characterized by a marked delay in ejaculation or an inability to achieve ejaculation. It is often quite concerning to patients and their partners, and sometimes frustrates couples' attempts to conceive. This article aims to review the pathophysiology of DE and anejaculation (AE), to explore our current understanding of the diagnosis, and to present the treatment options for this condition. Electronic databases were searched from 1966 to October 2017, including PubMed (MEDLINE) and Embase. We combined "delayed ejaculation," "retarded ejaculation," "inhibited ejaculation," or "anejaculation" as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms or keywords with "epidemiology," "etiology," "pathophysiology," "clini

SUBMITTER: Abdel-Hamid IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5756804 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature