Premature Ejaculation: Myths and Facts

Myth: Premature ejaculation is a disease:

Fact: Premature ejaculation does exist as a clinical diagnosis, but it is not a disease or illness it is a problem and can be sorted out with proper exercise and treatments.

Myth: If I think of something that’s not sexy, I’ll last longer:

 Fact: The only way to truly control ejaculation is to learn to pay more attention to your body, not less. While the “distraction” method may work for some people some of the time, it isn’t a solution, since it takes you away for experiencing sexual pleasure. Most men can learn to both experience full sexual pleasure and control ejaculation, it just takes practice.

Myth: Some men are born able to control ejaculation, while others can’t.:

Fact: No one is born with the ability to control ejaculation. It seems likely that early masturbatory experiences, and sexual experiences with partners may play a role in what a man’s sexual response is like, and how aware he is of ejaculatory control, but ejaculation is an automatic response, and sort of like urination, the only way to control it is to learn how and the proper treatment in time.

Myth: If you ejaculate within a few minutes, you’re a premature ejaculator. :

Fact: The definition of premature ejaculation does not include a specific time limit. It is usually defined as premature ejaculation when ejaculation consistently occurs before both partners are sexually satisfied.

Myth: Very few men have premature ejaculation; I\'m the only man I know with it:

Fact: Premature ejaculation may be the most common male sexual dysfunction. According to the National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS) 30% of men live with premature ejaculation. You probably do know at least one, if not several, men who have experienced premature ejaculation. But very few men ever talk about it. Myth: Premature ejaculation is a problem that can’t be fixed: Fact: There are several very successful ways of treating premature ejaculation. In most cases men can learn to control ejaculation and can have the right treatments with safe therapies.