Symptoms
- Distress
- Ejaculation happens too soon
- Inability to delay ejaculation
- Decreased confidence
- Interpersonal difficulty
- Anxiety
- Embarrassment
- Depression
Causes
- Brain chemistry
- Emotional factors
- Stress
- Depression
- Performance anxiety
- Guilt
- Relationship problems
- Erectile dysfunction
- Issues with body image
- Overexcitement or too much stimulation
- Anxiety
- Issues related to control and intimacy
- Strict sexual teaching and upbringing
- Traumatic experiences of sex
- Diabetes
- Multiple sclerosis
- Prostate disease
- Thyroid problems
- Illicit drug use
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- Any underlying condition
Prevention and Precautions
- Masturbating a couple of hours before sex
- Behavioural strategies
- Using thicker condoms
- Reducing sensitivity by numbing the penis
- Think about something else than sex
- Take a deep breath before ejaculation
- Longer foreplay
- Focus on other sexual pleasures
- Talk to your doctor
Lifestyle and Dietary Tips
- Start-stop technique
- Sources of pleasure other than the penis
- Squeeze technique
- Try different positions
- Decrease the sensitivity of the penis
- Control anxiety
- Communication with your partner
- Kegel exercises
- Strengthen the pelvic floor muscles
- Slow the pace of pelvic thrusting
- Varying the angle and depth of penetration
Home Remedies
- Frequent sex
- Masturbating a couple of hours before sex
- Having sex with the woman on top
- Herbal medicines
- Zinc supplements