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To assess the efficacy of physiotherapy interventions in increasing IELT compared to pharmacological treatments in men with premature ejaculation.

Effectiveness of physiotherapy in male premature ejaculation. A systematic review and metaanalysis

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Systematic review evaluates physiotherapy effectiveness for premature ejaculation, suggesting it as a safer alternative.

To assess the efficacy of physiotherapy interventions in increasing IELT compared to pharmacological treatments in men with premature ejaculation.
Conducted a systematic search across multiple databases including PubMed and Scopus.
Included clinical trials comparing physiotherapy with pharmacological treatments.
Evaluated IELT as the primary outcome measure in eligible studies.
Performed quality assessment using the PEDro scale and completed a meta-analysis.
Six studies involving 416 participants met inclusion criteria.
Pooled effect shows statistically significant results (P = .03) favoring dapoxetine over physiotherapy.
Reported a mean difference in IELT of -0.80 s, indicating dapoxetine's effectiveness, along with high heterogeneity (I2 = 83%).

Medrano-Sánchez et al. (2026) studied this question.

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