subject: Serotonin Premature Ejaculation [print this page] It is a primal need for all human beings to feel complete sexual satisfaction. This is often dictated by how much two people are able to provide each other the right amount of stimulation to complete the sexual act. For males who have low amounts of serotonin, premature ejaculation can occur causing frustration and psychological distress not only to himself but to his partner as well. Very few men who are unable to satisfy a woman in bed during sex would admit to this condition. Medical experts estimate about 30% of males to be suffering from this condition.
Serotinin is a chemical in the brain that plays a role in ejaculation. Studies have shown that for those with low serotonin, pre ejaculation is always an issue. Therefore, treatment for men who are not able to control their release further than about five minutes from the onset of the sexual activity has been developed with the release of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These medications were actually developed as anti-depressant medications. But, since they significantly affect the levels of serotonin, early ejaculation is effectively stopped by taking these SSRIs.
The identification of pre mature ejaculation is actually subjective. Whether it becomes a problem for couples or not depends on what the expectations of each partner are. When not being able to last longer in bed during sexual intercourse is an issue, then premature ejaculation becomes a bedroom problem that results in other behavioral and psychosocial problems as well. It is not only the sexual relationship between the partners that is affected by pre ejaculation. Other relationships are often affected by such problems involving sexual performance and sexual incompetence.
