Premature ejaculation (PE) occurs when a man ejaculates sooner during sexual intercourse than they or their partner would prefer. This common form of sexual dysfunction affects 20 to 30 percent of men worldwide. The exact causes, and solutions, for PE are still widely unknown.
BEFORE 1970, when Dr. William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, the pioneering sex therapists from St. Louis, revolutionized the treatment of sexual problems, this common area of distress had either been ignored by the medical profession or had been approached only through long psychotherapy, which often resulted in personal growth but might effect little improvement in sexual functioning.
Researchers have called into question the effectiveness of a psychological approach to treating premature ejaculation, a sexual disorder that affects up to 30 percent of men worldwide. A Cochrane Review of four previously published studies of 253 men found insufficient evidence to support behavioral therapy for premature ejaculation, despite small studies and anecdotes proclaiming its success.
Premature ejaculation ( PE) occurs when a man experiences orgasm and expels semen soon after sexual activity and with minimal penile stimulation. It has also been called early ejaculation, rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax, and (historically) ejaculation praecox.
