AUA Disorders of Ejaculation Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

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Document Overview

Document Title: Disorders of Ejaculation

Authoring Society: American Urological Association

Document Publication Date: Jun 1, 2020

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: Apr 7, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.auanet.org/guidelines/disorders-of-ejaculation

Source Citation: Shindel AW, Althof SE, Carrier S, Chou R, McMahon CG, Mulhall JP, Paduch DA, Pastuszak AW, Rowland D, Tapscott AH, Sharlip ID. Disorders of Ejaculation: An AUA/SMSNA Guideline. J Urol. 2022 Mar;207(3):504-512. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002392. Epub 2021 Dec 28. PMID: 34961344.

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Assessment and Screening, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D061686 - Premature Ejaculation

D004542 - Ejaculation

Keywords: Anejaculation, Anhedonic Orgasm, Anorgasmia, Delayed ejaculation, Ejaculatio Praecox, Ejaculation Disorders, Hematospermia, Painful ejaculation, Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome, Premature Ejaculation, Retrograde ejaculation, Serum testosterone, ejection, emission, parasympathetic nervous system

Inclusion Criteria: Male, Adult

Health Care Settings: Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Psychologist

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 284

Literature Search End Date: Thursday, September 5, 2019

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: Yes