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ArticleAsian journal of andrology

Patient-reported ejaculatory function and satisfaction in men with lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Min Chul Cho, Jung Kwon Kim, Sang Hoon Song, Sung Yong Cho, Sang Wook Lee, Soo Woong Kim, Jae-Seung Paick

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Article in Asian journal of andrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Min Chul ChoDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Jung Kwon KimDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
Sang Hoon SongDepartment of Urology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sung Yong ChoDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Sang Wook LeeDepartment of Urology, Kangwon National University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24289, Korea.
Soo Woong KimDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
Jae-Seung PaickDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KRAsan Medical Center · KRKangwon National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate perceived ejaculatory function/satisfaction before treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and to identify associations between specific categories of ejaculatory dysfunctions (EjDs) and LUTS. A total of 1574 treatment-naïve men with LUTS/BPH were included in this study. All patients underwent routine evaluation for LUTS/BPH including the International Index of Erectile Function and a 5-item questionnaire developed to assess ejaculatory volume/force/pain/satisfaction/latency time. Patients who had sexual intercourse over the past 4 weeks were classified as sexually active group. A total of 783 patients were categorized as sexually active group. Decreased ejaculatory volume and force were reported by 53.4% and 55.7% of 783 sexually active men, respectively. There was a strong correlation between ejaculatory volume and force. Ejaculatory pain/discomfort, premature ejaculation (PE), and delayed ejaculation (DE) were reported in 41.0%, 16.3%, and 41.4% of the patients, respectively. Over 40.0% of men without decreased ejaculation volume/force were satisfied with ejaculatory function, whereas approximately 6.0% of men with decreased volume/force were satisfied with ejaculatory function. About 30.0% of men with decreased volume/force had orgasmic dysfunction, while approximately 10.0% of men without decreased volume/force did. Decreased ejaculatory volume or force was associated with LUTS severity after adjusting for other influential factors including testosterone level, erectile function, and prostate size on ultrasonography, but PE or DE or ejaculatory pain/discomfort was not. In conclusion, a considerable portion of men with LUTS/BPH appear to have a variety of EjDs. Ejaculatory volume/force and satisfaction/orgasm do not always appear to be concordant. Ejaculatory volume or force is independently associated with LUTS severity, whereas PE or DE or ejaculatory pain/discomfort is not.

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EjaculationAgedCoitusHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleMiddle AgedOrgasmPainPersonal SatisfactionPremature EjaculationProstateProstatic HyperplasiaSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTestosteroneTestosterone

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PMID28474611
PMCPMC5753557
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