When it comes to premature ejaculation, you’ve managed to stay relatively ignorant on the subject. This isn’t an insult, mind you; premature ejaculation is just an issue that isn’t commonly discussed, so most men don’t fully understand premature ejaculation. If you were to ask any men what premature ejaculation, they could easily tell you that it is an issue wherein you reach orgasm too quickly. But if you were to ask them what actually causes premature ejaculation, you’d probably get a lot of blank stares and shoulder shrugs.
So, what exactly causes premature ejaculation? Well, the answer is complicated. Premature ejaculation isn’t a medical issue with one clear-cut cause. Much like erectile dysfunction, there are a variety of factors that can lead to premature ejaculation.
Premature ejaculation can be brought about by psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, guilt, and depression, or can be caused by physical issues such hormonal imbalance, injury, or medicinal side effects. To complicate matters, it can hard to pinpoint the exact cause of premature ejaculation, which can oftentimes make it difficult to treat.
But at the end of the day, there is something that is causing your premature ejaculation. You simply need to figure out what it is. Talk to your doctor, talk to your psychologist, talk to your partner; get to the root of the issue, and you should be able to devise a plan to overcome it. There are plenty of potential causes of premature ejaculation, so it’s important to figure out what’s causing yours.