Regular penis-root masturbation, a novel behavioral therapy in the treatment of primary premature ejaculation

• Published in: Asian journal of andrology Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 631 - 634
• Main Authors: Ma, Gong-Chao, Zou, Zi-Jun, Lai, Yu-Fen, Zhang, Xun, Zhang, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.11.2019; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Behavior modification; Clinical trials; Clinician's Workshop; Drug therapy; Erectile dysfunction
• ISSN: 1008-682X; 1745-7262
• DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_34_19

[9] In our clinic, we also found that some patients complained the delayed ejaculation during penis-root masturbation. [...]we attempted to verify the hypothesis that regular penis-root masturbation as a behavior therapy had a therapeutic effect in patients with primary PE. Patients were not permitted to enroll in the study if they met any of the following exclusion criteria: (1) patients were diagnosed with secondary PE, variable PE, and subjective PE; (2) patients were diagnosed with erectile dysfunction (ED) if their scores were <21 on the abridged five-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), unless the low IIEF-5 score was completely related to symptoms of PE; (3) patients were using medications for endocrinological, metabolic, chronic systemic, or psychiatric diseases; (4) patients were diagnosed with sexual hormone abnormalities, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Peyronie's disease, prostatitis, urethritis, or urinary tract infection; and (5) patients were abusing alcohol or illegal drugs. [...]nine patients completed the entire treatment regimen. [...]we had a relatively small sample size and uncontrolled and nonblinded assessment of primary outcome. [...]it is needed to conduct a new multicenter, large-scale, randomized, comparative clinical trial to validate the efficacy and explore the underlying mechanism of regular PRM as a novel BT.