How is premature ejaculation treated?

Premature ejaculation can be treated in a few ways: using condoms or wipes to desensitize the penis, using certain medications, avoiding exciting sex positions, and foreplay! Watch urologist Harry Fisch, MD, explain what men can do to combat PE.

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Condoms tend to decrease the sensation. And there are condoms with desensitizing agents in them.

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Premature ejaculation, which is a, again, very, very common issue that men have-- and it's, again, a relationship killer--

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can be treated in a number of ways. One of the ways that-- in the old days, we used to say, well, think about something else while you're having sex.

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Not really appropriate. We used to tell men, hey, think about baseball. And I don't think that's going to delay your ejaculation.

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But certainly, it's something that people thought was a way of treating it. Today we try different things to desensitize the penis.

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First of all, use a condom. Condoms tend to decrease the sensation. And there are condoms with desensitizing agents in them.

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Also, there are sprays, desensitizing sprays, out there. But what I like most is a new benzocaine desensitizing

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wipe that is available. It comes like a little alcohol wipe. You rub it on your penis. It desensitizes. And then men can last a lot longer.

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Also, there are medications that people can use and which are not FDA approved. So you have to go to your doctor.

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And that doctor has to understand how to treat premature ejaculation. But the side effect of antidepressant medications,

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at very, very low doses, can actually delay ejaculation. So that's something that you need to evaluate as well.

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Also, look, be honest with yourself. If a certain sexual position really excites you most, don't do that.

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Actually, you'd go to a different position that does not excite you as much and last a little bit longer. And of course, foreplay, foreplay, foreplay.

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Now, foreplay is more than just physical. It's mental. I like to say, foreplay begins in the morning when you wake up.

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Put a few dishes in the dishwasher. Make it look like you care. [AUDIO LOGO]