Table 3. The prevalence of premature ejaculation (PE).
| Date | Author | Method of data collection | Method of sample recruitment | Specific operational criteria | Prevalence(%) | Number of men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dunn et al.24 | General practice registers—random stratification | Having difficulty with ejaculating prematurely | 14 (past 3 months) | 617 | |
| 31 (lifetime) | 618 | |||||
| 1999 | Laumann et al.25 (NHSLS) | Interview | NA | Climaxing/ejaculating too rapidly during the past 12 months | 31 | 1410 |
| 2002 | Fugl-Meyer K and Fugl-Meyer AR26 | Interview | Population register | NA | 9 | 1475 |
| 2004 | Rowland et al.39 | Mailed questionnaire | Internet panel | DSM IV | 16.3 | 1158 |
| 2004 | Nolazco et al.40 | Interview | Invitation to outpatient clinic | Ejaculating fast or prematurely | 28.3 | 2456 |
| 2005 | Laumann et al.27 (GSSAB) | Telephone-personal interview/Mailed questionnaires | Random (systematic) sampling | Reaching climax too quickly during the past 12 months | 23.75 (4.26 frequently) | 1 3618 |
| 2005 | Basile Fasolo et al.15 | Clinician-based | Invitation to outpatient clinic | DSM IV | 21.2 | 1 2558 |
| 2006 | Stulhofer and Bajic41 | Interview | Stratified sampling | Often ejaculating in less than 2 min | 9.5 | 601 |
| 2007 | Porst et al.28 (PEPA) | Web-based survey self-report | Internet panel | Control over ejaculation distress | 22.7 | 1 2133 |
| 2009 | Brock et al.29 | telephone interview | Web-based survey | DSM III | 16 | 3816 |
| Control | 26 | |||||
| Distress | 27 | |||||
| 2010 | Traeen and Stigum30 | Mailed questionnaire+internet | Web interview+randomisation | NA | 27 | 1 1746+1671 |
| 2010 | Amidu et al.31 | Questionnaire | NA | NA | 64.7 | 255 |
| 2010 | Liang et al.32 | NA | NA | ISSM | 15.3 | 1127 |
| 2010 | Park et al.23 | Mailed questionnaire | Stratified sampling | Suffering from PE | 27.5 | 2037 |
| 2011 | Vakalopoulos et al.34 | One-on-one survey | Population based cohort | EED | 58.43 | 522 |
| ISSM lifelong PE | 17.7 | |||||
| 2011 | Christensen et al.33 | Interview+questionnaire | Population register (random) | NA | 7 | 5552 |
| 2011 | Serefoglu et al.17 | Interview | Stratified sampling | Complaining about ejaculating prematurely | 20.0 | 2593 |
| 2011 | Tang and Khoo35 | Interview | Convenience sampling | PEDT≥9 | 40.6 | 207 |
| 2012 | Shaeer and Shaeer36 | Web-based survey | Online advertisement | Ejaculate before the person wishes to ejaculate | 83.7 | 804 |
| 2012 | Shindel et al.37 | Web-based survey | Online advertisement targeted to MSM+distribution of invitation to organisations catering to MSM | PEDT≥9 | NA | 1769 |
| 2012 | McMahon et al.38 | Computer assisted interviewing, online, or in-person self completed | NA | PEDT≥11 | 16 | 4997 |
| Self-reported (always/nearly always) | 13 |
Abbreviations: DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; EED, early ejaculatory dysfunction; GSSAB, Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors; ISSM, International Society of Sexual Medicine; MSM, men who have sex with men; NA, not applicable; NHSLS, National Health and Social Life Survey; PEDT, premature ejaculation diagnostic tool; PEPA, Premature Ejaculation Prevalence and Attitudes.