1. What is premature ejaculation?
Criteria to evaluate premature ejaculation according to the American Psychiatric Association include:
During sexual intercourse, ejaculation occurs within 1 minute, before you want after you put the penis in. Vagina accounts for 75 - 100% of sex times; The disorder has persisted for at least 6 months since the first; Stress and anxiety itself due to the above cause.
Premature ejaculation can be divided into the following degrees according to the time of ejaculation:
- Mild cases: Ejaculation 30 seconds to 1 minute after the penis is inserted into the vagina;
- Moderate case: Ejaculation after only 15 - 30 seconds after the penis is inserted into the vagina;
- Severe cases: Ejaculation occurs before, during, or 15 seconds after penetration of the penis into the vagina.
2. What is the cause of premature ejaculation in men?
There are many causes of premature ejaculation in men, they are divided into 2 main groups of causes: psychological factors and pathological causes.
2.1 Psychological factors leading to premature ejaculation include:
- When a man has many problems or pressures in life, causing them stress, fatigue and prolonged stress, making them psychologically unstable. That's why the time of sex is not maintained as desired, can't control the ejaculation, makes the partner feel lost;
- Some men are inexperienced in sex, new experiences make them unable to regulate their emotions, leading to premature ejaculation;
- When meeting a new partner makes every feeling new, making men also prone to premature ejaculation; If the couple is apart for a long time, they meet again or do not have sex often, they are also prone to premature ejaculation when having sex;
- Masturbation is also a major cause of premature ejaculation in men because overuse of masturbation (too many times a day or a week) will make emotions callous and unable to suppress feelings, so when meeting the opponent directly will cause premature ejaculation;
- The low self-esteem when having a relationship or the goal set for yourself is too high, it also puts pressure on the sex life, making it easy for men to ejaculate prematurely, which will eventually create fear even in sex.
2.2 Pathological causes of premature ejaculation include:
- About 10% of men have premature ejaculation due to some diseases such as urethritis, prostatitis or inflammatory diseases in the genitals,... photo affect the reflex centers of the spinal cord causing premature ejaculation;
- In addition, 85% of people with cardiovascular disease have symptoms of premature ejaculation;
- People with weak physical condition, exhausted body, fatigue, and not enough sleep also easily lead to this condition.
In short, premature ejaculation is a disease that greatly affects a man's sex life. Therefore, as soon as you notice the signs of premature ejaculation, the patient should go to a medical facility for examination and treatment.