|
|
|
Dapoxetine, the first-ever pill to treating premature ejaculation
The little blue pill Viagra that made erectile dysfunction
a household word may soon be eclipsed by Dapoxetine, the first-ever pill to treating
premature ejaculation.
Dapoxetine is expected to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration early 2006 year.
Here they are some comments related to the new drug:
- Dr. Ivan Grunberger, vice chairman of urology at Long Island College Hospital.
"I see a lot of patients referred to me for erectile dysfunction, but
a lot of them turn out to have more of a problem with premature
ejaculation. Dapoxetine has the same active ingredients of some anti-depressants,
like Zoloft, which have been used in low doses for treating the ailment.
"
- Ian Kerner, a Manhattan sex therapist
"A lot of men are living lives of quiet desperation and really suffer. The solutions out
there for treating premature ejaculation have largely been behavioral
therapies, which help, but are not entirely effective."
- Dr. Jacques Moritz, director of gynecology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Hospital in Manhattan.
"Women will force FDA to approve something like that. They just don't
understand because they love their husband or their
boyfriend, but they don't have any desire whatsoever."
Premature ejaculation afflicts more than twice as many men as erectile
dysfunction. As many as one in five men experience difficulty with uncontrolled or premature ejaculation at some point in life. When premature ejaculation happens so frequently that it interferes with the sexual pleasure of a man or his partner, it becomes a medical problem.
Results of clinical trials unveiled last month showed
dapoxetine, made by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, helped men
increase their intercourse time from an average of 55 seconds to more
than three minutes.
<<< back to main menu
| |
|
|
|