Symonds et al reported the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT). This is a user-friendly and brief self-report questionnaire to screen for premature ejaculation. The authors are from multiple institutions in England, the United States and France.
Patient selection: adult male
Items over the past 4 weeks
(1) difficulty to delay ejaculation
(2) ejaculation sooner than wanted to
(3) ejaculation with very little stimulation
(4) frustration because of early ejaculation
(5) concern about partner being sexually unfulfilled
Parameter
Finding
Points
difficulty to delay ejaculation
not difficult at all
1
somewhat difficult
2
moderately difficult
3
very difficult
4
extremely difficult
5
ejaculated sooner than wanted to
never or almost never
1
less than half of the time
2
about half of the time
3
more than half of the time
4
almost always or always
5
ejaculation with very little stimulation
never or almost never
1
less than half of the time
2
about half of the time
3
more than half of the time
4
almost always or always
5
frustration due to early ejaculation
not at all
1
slightly
2
moderately
3
very
4
extremely
5
concern about leaving partner unfulfilled
not at all
1
slightly
2
moderately
3
very
4
extremely
5
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 5
• maximum score: 25
• The higher the score the more likely that early ejaculation is a problem.
Total Score
Premature Ejaculation
<= 8
not present
9 or 10
probable
>= 11
present
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