Among a number of problems related with the sexual health of
many men and of course his partner, we find Premature
Ejaculation as the most common sexual problem occurring to a
great number of men around the world; this is a pathology
characterized by a lack of voluntary control over ejaculation.
Masters and Johnson stated that a man suffers from premature
ejaculation if he ejaculates before his partner achieves orgasm
in more than fifty percent of his sexual encounters. Other sex
researchers have defined premature ejaculation as occurring if
the man ejaculates within two minutes of penetration; however, a
survey by Alfred Kinsey, (yes the inquisitive scientist of the
movie that recently showed at theaters) made in the 1950s
demonstrated that three quarters of men ejaculated within two
minutes of penetration in over half of their sexual encounters,
so there is not a precise timing we can use to define a
premature ejaculator.
Today, most sex therapists understand premature ejaculation as
occurring when a lack of ejaculatory control interferes with
sexual or emotional well-being in one or both partners. And it
is known that about thirty percent of men suffer from premature
ejaculation on a consistent basis.
Premature Ejaculation is believed to be a psychological problem
and does not represent any known organic disease involving the
male reproductive tract or any known lesions in the brain or
nervous system. In short, PE is not a physiological problem or
disease, though it manifests physiologically by considering the
organ systems directly affected by PE, that include the male
reproductive tract (i.e., penis, prostate, seminal vesicles,
testicles, and their appendages), the portions of the central
and peripheral nervous system controlling the male reproductive
tract, and the reproductive organ systems of the sexual partner
(for the purpose of this discussion, the partner is assumed to
be female) that may not be stimulated sufficiently to achieve
orgasm.
If the PE occurs so early that it happens before commencement
of sexual intercourse and the couple is attempting pregnancy,
then pregnancy is impossible to achieve unless artificial
insemination is used. Perhaps the most affected organ system is
the psyche of the partners. Both partners are likely to be
dissatisfied emotionally and physically by this problem and it
can put great stress on the relation.
The statistics of the premature ejaculation condition are as
follows:
Frequency: In the US the prevalence rate of PE in American males
is estimated to range from 30-70%.
Internationally: Estimates for European countries and India
mirror the prevalence in the United States. The prevalence in
other parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, and elsewhere is
unknown.
Mortality/Morbidity: No known direct morbidity or mortality
results from premature ejaculation.
Race: No reproducible data exist on major differences between
racial groups with respect to the incidence or prevalence of PE.
Sex: PE is a condition that only affects males.
Age: Premature Ejaculation can occur at virtually any age in an
adult man's life but it's most common in younger men (aged
18-30), than in older males (45-60).
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