by PEhomepage.com Editorial Team
The authors approached reported on the in depth interviews with men who were either pairs of male twins or the older or younger brothers of them. The idea was they wanted to see whether erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation occurred specifically in family groups which could then show that the problem was in fact likely to be genetic as opposed to be caused by external factors.
The men were all questioned about their first sexual experience and the researchers attempted to find out whether any sexual dysfunction
they had were caused by external factors such as being ashamed, suffering from performing anxiety or due to an excess of alcohol. The authors concluded that in some cases sexual issues were connected to genetic patterns and could not be related purely to psychological influences.
Other research done in
Holland has previously connected premature ejaculation to a specific gene which is responsible for the regulation of serotonin and this new research adds more weight to the clinical evidence.
Premature ejaculation
can be an extremely distressing problem for men and one which undermines their confidence completely. The new research which connected to genetic factors could open up new avenues of research to develop treatments.
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