Physical & Psychological causes of Premature Ejaculation.

Physical & Psychological causes of Premature Ejaculation.

Primary Premature Ejaculation (PE) describes a man who ejaculates in less than a minute of penetrative sex around 75% of the time. For some men and their partners, ejaculating quickly may not be a problem. However, if it does cause distress, you may wish to address the difficulty.

PE can have physical and/or psychological causes and can be helped with medication and/or behavioural techniques. Although PE is a very common sexual problem, there are also several treatments available.

Below we discuss some of the causes of Premature Ejaculation.

Physical causes
PE may occur due to medical conditions affecting the nervous system and urinary and reproductive areas of the body. A man’s ability to control his ejaculatory reflex can also be affected by alcohol, drugs and medication, as well as low testosterone or an over-sensitive penis. Visit your GP or LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor for further advice on Premature Ejaculation.

Psychological causes
Some common causes of PE stem from having limited sexual experience, infrequent sex, or a rushed masturbation style where you may have trained yourself to ejaculate quickly. Other influences can be worrying about losing your erection, experiencing anxiety over ejaculating too quickly, relationship difficulties and feeling shame and guilt associated with sex. Also, having a partner with a sexual problem, such as low desire or discomfort during intercourse, may cause eagerness to get sex over with quickly.