Moving Toward Evidenced Based Definition of Premature Ejaculation ( PE )

In the 4^th volume of the Journal of Sexual Medicine published in July 2006, MD Waldinger and DH Schweitzer advocate for more evidentiary basis to definitions surrounding premature ejaculation ( PE ). The authors point out that some patients with self-reported premature ejaculation ( PE ) have long intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT), yet continue to express dissatisfaction with their sexual experiences. These men, in the authors viewpoint, should be classified separately from men with short IELT.

When reviewing current definitions of premature ejaculation ( PE ) from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4^th Edition, Text Revision – DSM-IV-TR), the authors found a “low positive predictive value for the DSM-IV-TR definition when used as a diagnostic test.” In other words, it can be difficult to distinguish men with extremes of premature ejaculation ( PE ) when following the strict definition intent as currently published in the DSM-IV-TR.

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