You can see the numerous difficulties with all of these definitions. I know, not a big improvement. But the new phrase is supposed to emphasize that the issue is not one of how quickly a man ejaculates, but rather, if he lacks control over how quickly he ejaculates. Generally speaking, in order for a man to be diagnosed with PE or EI, the problem needs to be recurring and cause marked distress. Whatever you want to call it, ejaculating more quickly than one wishes is one of the most common sexual complaints of men and their partners.
Surveys show that approximately one-third of men feel that they ejaculate too soon.
One can only imagine that the percentage of women who think their partners ejaculate too quickly is at least as high. However, there are numerous treatment possibilities. Check out the article on Developing Ejaculatory Control by Dr. Bernie Zilbergeld for some suggestions. Click on picture above for his bio. Shop O2 .