Association among leptin, 5-HT and premature ejaculation / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the interrelationship between leptin and 5-hydroxy tryptamine (5-HT)and their significance in diagnosis of premature ejaculation(PE).Methods 71 cases with lifelong PE(the trial group)and 64 healthy males(the control group)were enrolled in this case-control study.Baseline recording of intravaginal ejaculation latency time(IELT) using a stop watch and Chinese Index of Premature Ejaculation-5 (CIPE-5) were done.The serum leptin and 5-HT levels were determined.Then the trial group were given sertraline hydrochloride for 8 weeks,while the control group were not given any medicine treatment in this period.Reassessment was done after 8 weeks.Results At the baseline,the leptin level in the trial group was obviously higher than the control group(P ＜ 0.05),while 5-HT level in the trial group was far lower than the control group(P ＜0.05).After 8 weeks,the leptin level of the trial group dropped and the difference had no statistical significance with that of the control group(P ＞0.05).5-HT level of the trial group rose to the level very close to that of the control group after the treatment.Conclusion The high level of serum leptin and low level of serum 5-HT were the meaningful biological indicators for PE,which can potentially be applied in PE diagnosis.