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Introduction

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Premature ejaculation (PE) is a condition where a man ejaculates earlier than he or his partner would like him to. Premature ejaculation is also known as rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax, or early ejaculation.

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  1. Department of Andrology, Urology Continence Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  2. H.T. Naval Medical School, Surabaya, Indonesia

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  3. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  4. Society for Men’s Health Singapore, Midview City, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  5. Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  6. Department of Urology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

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Correspondence to Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS .

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Lim, P.H.C. (2013). Introduction. In: Lim, P. (eds) Men's Health. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4766-4_15

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