Premature ejaculation

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By Mayo Clinic staff

A recent study compared the effectiveness of yoga to fluoxetine (Prozac) in the treatment of premature ejaculation. Study results showed that yoga and fluoxetine produced similar improvements in the length of time for which study participants were able to have intercourse before ejaculating. More research in this area is needed.

References
  1. Lue TF, et al. Evaluation and nonsurgical management of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. In: Wein AJ, et al, eds. Wein: Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:756.
  2. Premature ejaculation. In: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR. 4th ed. Arlington, Va.: American Psychiatric Association; 2000. http://www.psychiatryonline.com. Accessed Jan. 28, 2009.
  3. Waldinger, MD. Premature ejaculation: State of the art. Urologic Clinics of North America. 2007;34:591.
  4. McMahon CG. An evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation: Report of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) ad hoc committee for the definition of premature ejaculation. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2008;5:1590.
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March 24, 2009

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