Jern et al reported the Checklist for Early Ejaculation Symptoms (CHEES) for evaluating a patient for premature ejaculation. The authors are from Universite Catholique de Louvain.
Parameters:
(1) control over ejaculation during sexual intercourse over the past 6 months
(2) extent of problems with partner caused by speed of ejaculation
(3) ejaculation with very little stimulation
(4) frustration caused by early ejaculation
(5) number of minutes between first penile entry and ejaculation
Parameter
Finding
Points
control over ejaculation
very good
1
good
2
fair
3
poor
4
very poor
5
problems with partner
not at all
1
a little
2
moderate
3
quite a bit
4
extreme
5
ejaculation after very little stimulation
almost never or never
1
less than half of the time
2
about half the time
3
more than half the time
4
almost always or always
5
frustrated by early ejaculation
not at all
1
slightly
2
moderately
3
very
4
extremely
5
time from entry to ejaculation
usually do not ejaculate
1
more than 10 minutes
2
between 5-10 minutes
3
between 1-5 minutes
4
< 1 minute
5
total score =
= SUM(points for all 5 items)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 5
• maximum score: 25
• The higher the score the greater the problem.
Score
Early Ejaculation
21-25
high probability
17-20
indicative
5-16
low probability
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