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. 2023 Aug 10;18(8):e0283091.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283091. eCollection 2023.

Comparison of the results of stop-start technique with stop-start technique and sphincter control training applied in premature ejaculation treatment

Kazım Doğan  1 , Cem Keçe  2
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Comparison of the results of stop-start technique with stop-start technique and sphincter control training applied in premature ejaculation treatment

Kazım Doğan et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to compare the results of stop-start technique with stop-start technique together with sphincter control training applied in the treatment of premature ejaculation.

Methods: This research was conducted as a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study. The sample of the study consisted of 80 men. The study was conducted on men who applied to the urology outpatient clinic of LIV Hospital, a prıvate hospital, in Gaziantep, Turkey, between 01 October 2021 and 01 March 2022. "Personal Information Form", "Intravaginal Ejaculation Latency Time (IELT)", "Fold Increase Intravaginal Ejaculation Latency Time (F-IELT)" "Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) Questionnaire" and "Arabic Index Premature Ejaculation (AIPE)" were used as the data collection tools. Behavioral therapy, consisting of a total of 6 sessions, was applied once every two weeks, with each session lasting for 45 minutes. After 3rd and 6th months from the beginning of the application, the data collection tools were applied again. "Stop-Start Technique (Group A)" and "Stop-Start Technique and Sphincter Control Training (Group B)" were used in the treatment.

Results: In both groups, the IELT and AIPE values after 3rd and 6th months from the beginning of the application were statistically higher than those obtained before (p<0.05). IELT and AIPE values increased more in Group B than Group A (p<0.05). F-IELT values after 6th months from the beginning of the application were found to be statistically significant with a low level of effect size than those obtained before (p<0.05, Cohen's d = 0.027). In both groups, the PEDT values in the 3rd and 6th months after the application were statistically lower than those seen before (p<0.05). PEDT value decreased more in Group B than Group A (p<0.05). The differences between the two groups' IELT (Cohen's d = 0.011), AIPE (Cohen's d = 0.044), and PEDT (Cohen's d = 0.066) values in the 3rd month after the application and IELT (Cohen's d = 0.025), AIPE (Cohen's d = 0.048), and PEDT (Cohen's d = 0.024) values in the 6th month after the application were found to be clinically weak.

Conclusions: It was determined that the stop-start technique given to men with premature ejaculation increased the time spent in the vagina and eliminated the problem of premature ejaculation. It was determined that the stop-start technique in combination with sphincter control training were more effective than the stop-start technique alone.

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Fig 1. Flow plan of the men participating in the study (Consort).
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Fig 2. Flow plan of the research.
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