Abstract | PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy and safety of available selective serotonin reuptake inhibi-tors ( SSRIs) in order to find the most effective drug with the least number of side effects in treatment of premature ejaculation (PE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a randomized clinical trial. Four hundred and eighty pati-ents with PE in the 4 groups referred to Imam Reza hospital Tehran, Iran from July 2018 to Fe-bruary 2019 were enrolled in the study. The patients received sertraline 50mg, fluoxetine 20mg, paroxetine 20mg and citalopram 20mg, every 12 hours daily. The intravaginal ejaculatory laten-cy time (IELT) before treatment, fourth and eighth weeks after treatment was recorded by the patient's wife with a stopwatch. RESULTS: Mean IELT before, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment in four groups were: sertraline 69.4±54.3, 353.5±190.4, 376.3±143.5; fluoxetine 75.5±64.3, 255.4±168.2, 314.8±190.4; paroxeti-ne 71.5±69.1, 320.7±198.3, 379.9±154.3; citalopram 90.39±79.3, 279.9±192.1, 282.5±171.1 seconds, respectively. The ejaculation time significantly increased in all groups (p <0.05), but there was no significant difference between the groups (P=0.75). Also, there was no significant difference in drugs side effects between groups (p >0.05). The most common side effects were drowsiness and dyspepsia, which were not severe enough to cause discontinuation of the drug. CONCLUSIONS: All available SSRIs were effective and usually had no serious complications. In patients who did not respond to any of these drugs, other SSRI drugs could be used as a salvage therapy.
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Authors | Soheila Siroosbakht, Sadra Rezakhaniha, Bijan Rezakhaniha |
Journal | International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
(Int Braz J Urol)
2019 Nov-Dec
Vol. 45
Issue 6
Pg. 1209-1215
ISSN: 1677-6119 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 31808410
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright® by the International Brazilian Journal of Urology. |
Chemical References |
- Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
- Fluoxetine
- Citalopram
- Paroxetine
- Sertraline
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Citalopram
(therapeutic use)
- Ejaculation
(drug effects)
- Fluoxetine
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Paroxetine
(therapeutic use)
- Premature Ejaculation
(drug therapy)
- Reaction Time
(drug effects)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Sertraline
(therapeutic use)
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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