Premature ejaculation among patients with genital warts: a pilot study

Abstract

Objective To assess the frequency of premature ejaculation (PE) in patients with genital warts (GWs) and to hypothesize the potential relation between GWs and PE. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a pilot prospective cross-sectional clinical study. It was done on 56 male patients with GWs and 50 male healthy control subjects. All included patients and controls were assessed by intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT), Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), sexual satisfaction and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results: According to PEDT, 37 (66.07%) patients with GWs diagnosed with PE and 19 (33.92%) patients with GWs had no PE. This study showed that the means of BAI and PEDT total scores were statistically significant higher in patients with GWs and PE than patients with GWs and no PE, and healthy control subjects (P value =0.001). There was a positive correlation between PEDT total scores and BAI total scores in patients with GWs and PE (P value = 0.001). Conclusion: This study concluded that PE is a frequent male sexual dysfunction among male patients with GWs. Patients with PE and GWs have high rates of anxiety and psychological stress.