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Experimental spray may prolong time to ejaculation in men.
The Wall Street Journal (6/1, Mathews) reports on an experimental spray of anesthetics lidocaine and prilocaine that was shown to improve sex for some men who experience premature ejaculation, according to two studies that will be presented at the Tuesday at the American Urological Association's annual meeting. In the studies of 539 men, those who were randomly assigned to the spray or a placebo version, reached orgasm a mean of three minutes 18 seconds after beginning sex, compared with about 56 seconds for those who got the placebo. Japan's Shionogi & Co. Ltd., which owns the drug, said it hopes to apply for FDA approval and announced it is already in discussions with the agency.