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Serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism is associated with the intravaginal ejaculation latency time in Dutch men with lifelong premature ejaculation.
The journal of sexual medicine - 1 Jan 2009
Janssen Paddy K C, Bakker Steven C, Réthelyi Janos, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Touw Daan J, Olivier Berend, Waldinger Marcel D
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INTRODUCTION: Lifelong premature ejaculation (LPE) is characterized by persistent intravaginal ejaculation latency times (IELTs) of less than 1 minute, and has been postulated as a neurobiological dysfunction with genetic vulnerability for the short IELTs, related to disturbances of central serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) neurotransmission and 5-HT receptor functioning. AIM: To investigate the relationship...
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