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The thresholds, latencies, and amplitudes of somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) were recorded in 290 individuals with primary premature ejaculation using the glans penis and penile shaft as the sensory areas. The thresholds, latencies, and amplitudes of SSEPs from the glans penis and penile shaft in patients were significantly different (all\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001). The latency of the glans penis or penile shaft was shorter than average (indicating hypersensitivity) in 141 (48.6%) cases, of which 50 (35.5%) cases were sensitive in both the glans penis and penile shaft, 14 (9.9%) cases were sensitive in the glans penis only, and 77 (54.6%) cases were sensitive in the penile shaft only (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001). There are statistical differences in the signals perceived through the glans penis and the penile shaft. Penile hypersensitivity does not necessarily mean that the whole penis is hypersensitive. We classify penile hypersensitivity into three categories, namely, glans penis, penile shaft, and whole-penis hypersensitivity, and we propose the new concept of penile hypersensitive zone.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/aja2022120","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,26]],"date-time":"2023-02-26T10:37:14Z","timestamp":1677407834000},"page":"487-491","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The sensitivity difference between the glans penis and penile shaft in primary premature ejaculation"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Lei","family":"Zheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Le-Tian","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, Second 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