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BMC Urology
Published in: BMC Urology 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Premature Ejaculation | Research

Hyaluronic acid injection to coronal sulcus of the penis for the treatment of premature ejaculation: a retrospective observational study

Authors: Kewei Chen, Qing Li, Tao Xu, Xiaowei Zhang

Published in: BMC Urology | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Hyaluronic acid (HA) injection has become a burgeoning method to treat premature ejaculation (PE) due to its high biocompatibility and structural properties.

Purpose

In this study, we proposed a modified technique: injecting hyaluronic acid around coronal sulcus to treat PE, aiming to decrease the complications of hyaluronic acid injection in penis while achieving similar effects.

Method

A total of 85 patients who had HA injection from January 2018 to December 2019 were analyzed retrospectively in our study. 31 patients received injection at glans penis and 54 patients received injection around coronal sulcus. Intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) was mainly measured to estimate the efficacy and the severity of complications was assessed between two groups.

Results

The mean IELT was 123.0 ± 37.28 s of all patients, 124.7 ± 39.01 s of patients injecting at glans penis and 121.9 ± 36.58 s of patients injecting around coronal sulcus. IELT of all patients increased to 482.1 ± 121.7 s at 1 month, 331.2 ± 81.2 s at 3 month and 280 ± 80.4 s at 6 month. In the group of injecting at glans penis, the incidence of complications is 25.8% and it is 1.9% in the group of injecting around coronal sulcus. No severe complication was reported in both groups.

Conclusion

The modified technique of injecting around coronal sulcus decreases complications and it has the potential to become a new injectable technique for treating premature ejaculation.
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Metadata
Title
Hyaluronic acid injection to coronal sulcus of the penis for the treatment of premature ejaculation: a retrospective observational study
Authors
Kewei Chen
Qing Li
Tao Xu
Xiaowei Zhang
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Urology / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2490
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01214-9

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