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What is Premature Ejaculation?

Premature Ejaculation is a medical condition that affects a large number of men and causes some men to ejaculate very quickly and usually before their partner has achieved climax. Masters and Johnson, a very well regarded sex research team, defined premature ejaculation as a condition that causes a man to climax before his partner in 50% or more of their sexual encounters.

However, other experts define premature ejaculation as whenever a man ejaculates within two minutes of penetration during sexual intercourse. This definition was the original definition of the problem of premature ejaculation but was eventually changed because researches found that ejaculation within two minutes of penetration was the norm for most men surveyed at the time.

When sex researchers first began researching the condition of premature ejaculation the definition of premature ejaculation as ejaculation within two minutes of penetration caused a problem for researchers because their research showed that 75% of the men involved in the surveys reported ejaculating within two minutes of penetration during sex. Because it seemed like most men ejaculated within two minutes of penetration during sex researchers now define premature ejaculation as a condition where the lack of ejaculatory control creates problems sexually or emotionally for a man or his sexual partner.

This definition can be a problematic for some men and their partners because it makes it a bit difficult to decide if the man has a problem with premature ejaculation or not. The best way to handle it is really for the man to sit down and discuss the issue with his partner so that they can come to understanding together about whether or not he should seek medical help for premature ejaculation.

It can be a sensitive subject for a man to talk about with his partner but most of the time it's the best way for the man and his partner to resolve the problem as a couple. Don't be embarrassed if you need to talk to your partner about premature ejaculation. Your partner will probably thank you for being willing to talk about it. Talking about it can be the first step to getting help.

Premature ejaculation can have different medical causes but it can also be caused by psychological factors. Premature ejaculation is the most common sexual dysfunction experienced by men. Experts say that as many as 25-40% of all men experience premature ejaculation. For some men the problem is just temporary but other men experience chronic premature ejaculation.

Many teens and adolescents will experience premature ejaculation because they haven't learned any type of ejaculatory control. Usually as they get older and become more sexually experienced they will learn more control and experience premature ejaculation far less frequently. There are various techniques that men can use to teach themselves how to have better control of their ejaculation to prevent premature ejaculation doing sex. There are also other ways that men can treat the problem of premature ejaculation using various drugs, herbs and creams depending on what the reason for the premature ejaculation is.