How to identify the sources of PEby PEhomepage.com Editorial Team
Due to the fact that there is not a clear definition of PE upon which every expert can agree the doctors have not yet perfected a treatment for this disorder. Likewise, the causes and the source of it have not been fully discovered. The information we have so far, associates PE with a reduced latency time, a high level of stress and severe interpersonal troubles. A short ejaculatory latency means that ejaculation occurs before or shortly after penetration during sexual intercourse. So, the IELT (intravaginal ejaculatory latency time) is the time from vaginal penetration to the start of intravaginal ejaculation. The measurement of IELT is currently the customary method of evaluating patients who suffer from PE. However, the results of these measurements are inconclusive and the effectiveness of this method is still debatable among specialists. A study has reported that measuring IELT’s value at 4 minutes can be considered a legitimate sign of PE.
In view of the misleading information about PE circulating in today’s society the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) has put together several symptoms of PE: consistent and continued involuntary ejaculation before or shortly after sexual intercourse, high level of stress and anxiety related to interpersonal relations, no connection to medication and/or any substance. However, the moment these symptoms were put to the test, they revealed contradictory results proving that IELT should not be considered the only measurement for diagnosing PE.
Other symptoms of PE have been reported, such as control over ejaculation and satisfaction during sexual intercourse. A study conducted on men with PE has revealed a decrease in the control over ejaculation as reported by the subjects themselves. A different survey with criteria from the Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP), using a scale from 0-very poor to 4- very good, also revealed that less control over ejaculation is to be found in men with PE. In connection with this, a 30.8% of the men who have PE confessed of being either fairly or very satisfied with their sexual relations while an astounding 90% of men without PE have confessed the same. Additional findings give evidence to interpersonal difficulty and stress being two other marks of PE.
As a conclusion, all these symptoms mentioned above have to be taken into consideration upon evaluating a patient suffering from PE.
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