Talking openly about personal health is now fairly common. Television shows, magazine articles and best-selling books discuss everything from tackling obesity to improving your sex life. Even with all this open discussion about sex, specific issues such as premature ejaculation are often skirted around. While this can be a difficult subject for some to discuss, avoiding it has resulted in a number of popular, but dangerous, myths which keep many men isolated.
Myth #1: You just have to deal with it.
The worst myth about premature ejaculation is that there’s nothing that can be done about it. The truth is that the condition is incredibly common and that makes many feel as though it’s simply something that must be endured. While it’s true that almost every man will experience it at one point or another, that doesn’t mean it can’t be treated. Men who suffer from chronic premature ejaculation have a number of treatment options including orgasm delay devices, topical creams, numbing agents and pharmaceutical or herbal options.
Myth #2: It’s caused by masturbation.
Over the years masturbation has been blamed for some pretty strange diseases, including blindness and insanity. More than once it has also been named as the cause of chronic early ejaculation or other sexual performance problems. The truth is that masturbation can actually be used to help treat these conditions. In the case of early ejaculation, controlled masturbation can help men learn how to pick upon the cues their body gives as they build toward orgasm. This, in turn, allows them to step in change pace or rhythm in order to improve stamina and avoid over-stimulation.
Myth #3: The problem will go away on its own.
Since early ejaculation is so common, men often assume it will just go away on its own. That is sometimes the case but usually the condition is caused by something else. Poor diet, low exercise, stress and anxiety can all be triggers for this condition and should be looked at any time it happens. In most cases, addressing issues in these areas improves the condition, though it can take some time.
Myth #4: The condition only affects men.
It’s easy to see how a problem with ejaculating too early would adversely affect a man, but it also hurts a woman’s sex life too. The anticipation of sex, the tension right before the act and the ultimate let down all create the same cycle of frustration for the partners of men with the condition. Involving your wife or girlfriend in your plan for therapy can help to improve your chance of success and also helps to mitigate the damage the condition can do to a relationship.
Myth #5: Premature ejaculation can be avoided by thinking unsexy thoughts.
Traditionally, men dealing with early ejaculation have been told to recall batting averages, complete complicated mathematical problems or do some other difficult mental task in order to distract themselves and, in theory, last longer. In actuality, these activates are more likely to break concentration entirely and result in problems achieving or maintaining an erection. Worst of all, being that distracted during sex will make you look cold and uncaring in front of your partner.
Myths about early ejaculation have been around forever and are still passed around as truth today. Debunking these myths once and for all will help a new generation of men realize that there is no performance problem that hasn’t been experienced by someone else and that there’s always hope. Even though premature ejaculation is a fact of life for many men, there are a number of ways to manage the problem and maintain a healthy and happy sex life.
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