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We aimed to describe the development of a novel scoring system for PE treatment results as an example of using the Delphi method and an analytical hierarchy process for complex decision-making in the field of sexual medicine. A Delphi question survey was adopted to collect expert opinions from 47 Chinese specialists in andrology\/urology on the assessment of PE treatment outcomes based on four primary properties, that is, the improvement in intravaginal ejaculation latency time, a couple\u2019s mental status, the ability to control ejaculation, and sexual intercourse satisfaction. Different weights on those primary properties were assigned to create a mathematical hierarchy matrix and then perform an analysis. The scores were assigned according to the calculated weights. The ratio among the combined weights of the four primary properties was 1:3:2:3. The total numerical score was 36. 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