Premature ejaculation. The very term is enough to send some men running for the hills. The idea that a man can’t last long enough in the bedroom to please his partner is a seen as a deeply embarrassing problem to many. But men rationalize that they don’t have to worry about premature ejaculation because it only affects older men. “After all,” they rationalize,” “older men get premature ejaculation after not having sex for a while, which makes them too excited when they finally get to have sex. It’s not a problem young men have.”
Wrong. Wrong on both accounts. While the urban legend that premature ejaculation only afflicts men who get too excited during intercourse, this is far from the truth. Premature ejaculation can affect men for a variety of reasons, both on physical and mental levels. Premature ejaculation does not denote that a man finds the act of sex so exciting that he can’t control himself; there could be a number of factors at play leading to his premature ejaculation problems. Nerves, depression, and guilt can all lead to premature ejaculation, so the base causes of the issue are often far from sexual.
Furthermore, premature ejaculation affects men of all ages. While it is true that premature ejaculation afflicts older men (with a recent survey finding 28 percent of men between 65-74 suffer from the issue), its an issue that is much more common among younger men. A recent survey found that between 20-30 percent of men over the age of 18 deal with some sort of premature ejaculation issue.
So, no, premature ejaculation is not an issue exclusively for the elderly. Men of all ages can be hit with the issue. If you find yourself dealing with premature ejaculation, regardless of your age, work to get to the root of the problem, and work with a health professional on a way to overcome the issue.