Korean J Urol.  2012 Mar;53(3):189-193.

Assessing Quality of Life Related to Voiding Symptoms and Sexual Function in Menopausal Women

• Um JD
• Kang DI
• Yoon JH
• Min KS

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and premature ejaculation (PE) in Korean men older than 40 years.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
In total, 258 men older than 40 years completed the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS; total score, storage symptoms [ST], and voiding symptoms [VD]), a 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). The study examined the relationship between LUTS and PE. In the PEDT, PE is defined as a score > or =11.
RESULTS
The prevalence of PE was 29.1% with the PEDT versus a self-reported value of 49.5%. The prevalence of PE was 30.9% in 40 to 59-year-old men (21.3%) and 28.1% in 60 to 79 year-old men (78.7%). In men 40 to 59 and 60 to 79 years old, the mean PEDT, IPSS, and IIEF-5 scores were 8.65 and 7.88, 13.5 and 12.38, and 15.83 and 13.69, respectively. No significant correlations were observed between the total and subscale scores of the IPSS (p=0.204) and the PEDT (p=0.309) with increasing age, whereas a significant negative correlation was detected between the IIEF-5 and age (p=0.002). The PEDT score was significantly correlated with the IPSS-ST (r=0.326, p<0.001), IPSS-VD (r=0.183, p=0.005), IPSS-total (r=0.310, p<0.001), and IIEF-5 total (r=-0.248, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
LUTS, especially storage symptoms, were related to PE. In elderly men, control of both erectile dysfunction and LUTS may play an important role in managing PE.

Keyword

Ejaculation; Korean; Sexual dysfunction; Urinary symptoms

MeSH Terms

Aged
Ejaculation
Erectile Dysfunction
Female
Humans
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Male
Middle Aged
Premature Ejaculation
Prevalence
Prostate
Quality of Life

Figure

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  FIG. 1 Significant correlation between Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool score and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)-storage symptoms domain in men aged 60 to 79 years (n=203).

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