Overcoming Premature Ejaculation
Premature ejaculation is an immensely traumatic and distressing condition for a male to suffer from; whittling down their confidence, self-esteem and libido at an exponential rate. One of the most troublesome and problematic issues concerning the effective treatment and alleviation of premature ejaculation is that stress and anxiety can significantly exacerbate the symptoms of the condition, resulting in a self-perpetrating cycle.
Traditionally, quantifying a description of premature ejaculation has proven to be rather tricky, primarily due to the fact that the needs of the sexual partners involved as well as the minimum period of time before ejaculation took place, was fiercely contested.
Nowadays however, the general consensus is that premature ejaculation is typified by the inability, upon the part of the male sufferer, to control the ejaculatory mechanism and where said inability, has a detrimental impact upon either the emotional or sexual well-being of either the partners involved.
Studies that have been conducted into the issue of premature ejaculation have identified a correlation between lower than average levels of serotonin within the body and the onset of premature ejaculation. Although by no means definitive, this discovery has enabled physicians to come closer to identifying and developing an effectual method of treatment for the condition.
One area that has been widely agreed upon by researchers is that males who suffer from premature ejaculation also happen to possess a far speedier transmission between their neurological impulses and the muscles within the pelvic region. Therefore, in the event that a male diagnosed as suffering from premature ejaculation is suffering from the condition as a consequence of neurological dysfunction, then the usage of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) medication will typically be used.
Some of the SSRI agents commonly used for the treatment of premature ejaculation include the likes of Paroxetine.
There have been concerns raised about the efficacy and ethicality of using Paroxetine; with fears as to the relative efficacy versus safety of the medication being the primary area for dispute. Specifically, there have been concerns that Paroxetine can increase the emotional labiality of the user, in addition to exacerbating underlying mental disorders and most alarmingly, an increase in depression and suicidal tendencies/thoughts.
Furthermore, Paroxetine has also been a controversial medication to use, due to the fact that it has been identified as causing a myriad of additional genital related dysfunction for the male; with the likes of impotence, loss of sensation in the genital area in addition to anorgasmia being potential side effects to result from usage of the medication.
An oft-quoted and cited treatment option for premature ejaculation is the “stop and start” method; although its efficacy and credibility seems to have been diluted since its introduction into pop culture, anecdotal evidence has suggested that the stop and start method is one of the most reliable, non-pharmacological methods of combating the condition.
In essence, the stop and start method is designed to strengthen the Kegel muscles of the penis, thereby ensuring that the male is able to exercise a greater degree of control over the ejaculation process. Furthermore, the stop and start method is also designed to reduce hyper-arousal experienced by the male, ensuring that they are able to sustain sexual performance for a longer duration of time before climaxing.
Some experts have proposed that the stop and start method is effective primarily as a consequence of the input of the sexual partner of the male in question, fostering a greater degree of trust, intimacy and emotional support between the sexual partners. Given that anxiety over performance seems to be the primary motivation behind the onset of the condition, this seems a fairly compelling and indeed, logical conclusion.
