Neurophysiological Study of Patients With Premature Ejaculation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the penile sensitivity in patients with premature ejaculation .

This study was carried out on 30 adult males

20 adult males

complaining of premature ejaculation for at least I year and I 0 normal adult males as a control group .

The age of all subjects ranged from 20 to 40 years of ( 31.5 ± 5.5 years ) .

with a mean age

Each group was subdivided into two subgroups regarding the age:

o The control group :

-subgroup (a):- age ranged from 20 to 30 years.

- subgroup (b) :- age ranged from 31 to 40 years.

o The patients group:

- subgroup ( c) : age ranged from 20 to 30 years.

- subgroup (d) : age ranged from 31 to 40 years.

All subjects were fully examined medically , neurologically andrologically .

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Proper laboratory tests were carried out also , ( unne analysis1 ,

prostatic smear , blood sugar , testosterone and prolactin levels ) to ' exclude any factor affecting the results . I I For each case , cortical and sacral pudendal somatosensory evoked I potentials ( SSEPs ) testing were done using skin electrodes