How Common Is Premature Ejaculation?

How Common Is Premature Ejaculation? (0:46)

Premature ejaculation is more common in younger men than in older men, says Erik Goluboff, MD, a urologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. In this video, he discusses treatment options for premature ejaculation.

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It's quite common I tend to see it more often in younger patients, young men who come in and sometimes those're basis of unreasonable expectations that they have premature ejaculation, but it's very common, it's not usually based in any kind of disease. It's usually or organic disease, it's usually more of a psychologic or stress related effect.

Treatable, there're medications, and interesting medications that treat depression have side effects that will make ejaculatory times longer.