5 Causes Of Premature Ejaculation

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  1. Inflammation or infection

Unlike the issue with erectile dysfunction, it is actually quite rare to see premature ejaculation being caused by some kind of a disease. Most of the time, premature ejaculation is caused by psychological factors or just some abnormal responses the male body has. However, there are rare chances that premature ejaculation can be caused by an inflammation of the prostate gland.

The inflammation of the prostate gland is medically called prostatitis. When this happens, you will experience pain in your testicles due to the swelling of the gland. It can be very uncomfortable and may cause other issues with hormone productions. Since the condition causes pain and increased sensitivity to the sexual organs, premature ejaculation can appear as a result of it.

Prostatitis is generally not dangerous and can be easily treated by professional health care providers. Antibiotics are usually prescribed in this scenario and the condition will get better after a few weeks.

  1. Drug abuse

You have surely heard that narcotics abuse is not a good thing. Maybe narcotics can help you escape reality for a while, but you come around, and even worse reality will be waiting for you. One bad reality that can come from recreational drug abuse is sexual dysfunctions that can include erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.

Health experts are still studying how premature ejaculation itself happens in a more technical manner, but the reality remains that drug abuse—alongside alcohol abuse and heavy smoking—causes premature ejaculation in even teens and young adults. Generally, people who regularly consume a ton of drugs, especially those recreational and illegal ones like cocaine, can experience loss of control of the timing of their ejaculation.

Quitting the habits usually can turn the disease around, unless the person has experienced severe damage somewhere in his reproductive system. In the latter case, lifelong therapy may be needed to help him.

  1. Imbalanced levels of neurotransmitter

Your body naturally produces a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which is probably the most talked about neurotransmitter of them all when talking about premature ejaculation. This is because the serotonin is the neurotransmitter that will tell your brain that it is time to ejaculate during sexual intercourse. Basically, when serotonin is absorbed by your body, the brain receives a signal that it is time to release an ejaculate. That's why SSRIs work by inhibiting the body's ability to absorb serotonin to prolong sexual intercourse.

When you have an abnormal level of serotonin in your body, this may then cause a man to constantly battle with premature ejaculation. It’s a very biological thing and may actually be an inherited trait. Whether you have too much serotonin or too little of it, both scenarios will typically make a man have difficulties controlling his own ejaculation. A proper diagnosis is needed to determine the treatment.

  1. Whack hormone levels

Something rather closely related to the imbalance of the neurotransmitter is the imbalance of hormone levels. You definitely already know that the male sex hormone called testosterone plays a super important role in a man’s sexual function. In fact, T-levels that are out of whack can usually cause a man to experience either erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation.

Even so, erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation are basically not the same and experts are still trying to figure out how the two actually happen. Although there are still so many unanswered questions in this field, at least the findings are clear enough that imbalanced T-levels tend to cause premature ejaculation in many men.

To treat this, doctors will usually suggest hormone therapy to bring the T-levels back to normal. Some drugs may be administered as well if other medical conditions may have caused the imbalance in the first place.

  1. Emotional and/or psychological issues

Although genetic and hormonal issues are often the biggest cause of premature ejaculation, not all of the cases actually root in the physical. In fact, many experts have found that premature ejaculation—especially in younger men—tend to be psychological. The most common issues faced by many people nowadays are things like stress, anxiety, and depression. Some traumas relating to sexual experience are also included in the equation.

With that said, since these mental health problems have become more prevalent in today’s world, you shouldn’t be surprised to know that premature ejaculation has also become a lot more common. You will never be alone in this department.

Since the issue roots in psychology, doctors will usually advise premature ejaculation patients of this nature to get counselling or attend a behavioural therapy. This is done to resolve the issue from the mind rather than using medication for something that doesn’t exist in the physical.