Premature ejaculation can affect any man. The causes can be multiple and, normally, the pressure that the man exerts on himself influences the psychological aspect. Mr. Moreno, a specialist in Psychology at the Madrid Institute of Psychology, offers details on how to deal with it.
Premature ejaculation is a very common male sexual dysfunction. It is characterized by a lack of voluntary control over ejaculation. The man ejaculates prematurely, earlier than he would like when he has sexual intercourse.
Types of premature ejaculation and its consequences
A distinction is made between primary and secondary premature ejaculation, depending on whether the man has never had control over ejaculation (primary), or whether he did and lost it (secondary).
Premature ejaculation negatively affects the quality of the sexual life of the person who suffers from it and his partner, not achieving satisfactory sexual relations and generating a deep discomfort.
Is there a prototype of man who usually suffers premature ejaculation?
Any man can suffer premature ejaculation, so there is no clear prototype. It is not characteristic of a specific age group or physical condition, as is the case with other sexual dysfunctions, and can affect men at any time in their lives.
Causes of premature ejaculation
The causes of this dysfunction can be both organic (very rare) and psychological. The main psychological causes are poor learning of ejaculation control, anxiety and stress associated with sexual performance.
Psychological treatment for premature ejaculation
There are some medications that help delay ejaculation, but these drugs never solve the problem definitively. The treatment must be maintained for life in order to delay ejaculation. Moreover, these treatments are not effective in all cases.
There is a broad consensus among psychology specialists that the treatment of choice for premature ejaculation is sex therapy, which has a great deal of scientific evidence. This type of therapy works on the control of sexual performance anxiety and is based on the relearning of ejaculatory reflex control, thus achieving control over ejaculation. The patient increases control over his ejaculatory reflex by learning sensory focusing and blocking techniques. If anxiety is very present, it will also be necessary to reduce its levels.
During the treatment, the therapist marks a series of exercises and tasks to perform at home alone or as a couple, so it is not necessary to have a partner to treat premature ejaculation.
Results of premature ejaculation treatment
Cases of premature ejaculation have a high therapeutic success rate, but it is important to strictly follow the treatment indicated by the specialist. The time required for the patient to notice the first advances will be different in each case, since it depends on very different factors. Usually at least five sessions are required to solve the main types of premature ejaculation.