Dr Ho SH and other Singapore urologists
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Dr Ho SH, Dr Heng and Prof Kesavan at Seongsan Sunrise Peak
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Highlights of 11th Biennial Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine (APSSM 2007) held in Jeju, Korea from 6 to 10 October 2007
Premature ejaculation
The meeting was held in the 'honeymoon island' of Jeju. It was well attended by over 300 delegates from Asia Pacific representing urologists, endocrinologists, scientists, psychologists, pharmacists and professions related to sexual medicine.
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Premature ejaculation is one of the most common forms of sexual dysfunction in men throughout the world with prevalence of 20-30% in men of all ages. In the past, premature ejaculation was assumed to have a psychological basis but new neurophysiologic research strongly suggests abnormal metabolism in areas of the brain where sexual responses are integrated. Current treatment of premature ejaculation can be psychological and/or pharmacological. Medical therapy such as lidocaine, Tramadol and SRIs used prior to sexual intercourse has showed improvements in intercourse satisfaction. In particular, a new short acting SRI called Dapoxetine, which is being developed specifically for premature ejaculation, has demonstrated a significant increase in intravaginal ejaculatory latency time from less than 1 minute to over 3 minutes.