What Is Premature Ejaculation?

Premature ejaculation is an untimely discharge of sperm during a sexual intercourse. The problem is that ejaculation occurs shortly after the beginning of sexual penetration before both partners experience an orgasm. This is one of the most common types of male sexual disorder, and, if it happens regularly, it can pretty much impair a couple’s sexual life.

Why Does It Happen?

There is no exact reason what causes the condition. In some cases, PE results from psychological factors, such as stress, depression and other states and conditions that may be caused by emotional upheavals. Changes in sexual life (for example, change of partner) or long intervals between the intercourses can contribute to sexual dysfunctions.

Nowadays, this may happen to young couples, who are not experienced enough. Just one failure to complete an intercourse (which is likely to happen during a man’s first intercourse as it is embarrassing) may trigger a lasting frustration, and every next failure will make the problem harder to solve. This can snowball into serious psychological issues, which may ruin the relationships and can even leave a trace and manifest itself in future relationships.

Also, PE may result from physiological factors, such as:

• Hormonal imbalance;
• Abnormally high or low level of neurotransmitters in the brain;
• Urinary disorders (inflammation, tumors, etc.)

When to Sound the Alarm… If You Need to at All

There is hardly any man on Earth who has not experienced PE in his life. This is no good reason for concern. Also, periods of normal ejaculation may alternate with periods of rapid ejaculation (within less than a minute from penetration), and this appears to be normal, too.
Even if the problem occurs regularly, in most cases, it is treatable. One should not be shy to discuss it with a professional healthcare provider because PE is a very common condition. Just one conversation can be very reassuring and bring you closer to eliminating the problem.

How Do I Treat PE?

If you have any underlying problems or a history of such conditions as diabetes, obesity, hormonal abnormalities, urinary disorders, etc., which may have affected your erectile function, talk to your physician right away. If that is the case, you will need to deal with these conditions first and do away with the cause of the dysfunction.

However, most PE cases are related to psychological issues. The bad thing about them is that they prevent you from relaxing – a must for a successful sexual experience! If so, it is very likely that you will not need any medical treatment at all, as in this case the use of drugs will just make a hole in your budget and in some cases may even bring some unpleasant side effects.

elaxation and distraction techniques are your key to decent and complete sexual life! This is something you can and should do with your partner. After a little while, you will learn to stave off orgasm by making a conscious effort once you feel it is approaching. Isn’t this a tricky and exciting puzzle for you two? Just make it part of your sexual life! Also, you may try condoms or apply gels, sprays or creams to the penis to dull the sensations and, thus, delay ejaculation.