Man's Premature Ejaculation Improved By Eight Times As Doctors Zap Penis With Electricity

A new treatment for premature ejaculation has had incredible success in a case study of one male, vastly increasing his "time to completion" by over eight times. That’s where the good news ends, as the treatment will certainly not appeal to most people – cross your legs, because the innovative method involves stimulating the penis with electricity for up to 30 minutes per session, multiple times a week for 24 weeks. Any takers?

The work was published in a case report to the Asian Journal of Urology.

Premature ejaculation is a difficult, uncomfortable topic for many to talk about. While sexual health is becoming far less taboo than ever before, the prospect of seeking help for problems in bed is terrifying for most, leaving many struggling in silence. Yet, between 30-40 percent of men will experience premature ejaculation at some point in their life – and those are just the ones that admit to it.

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Even in the event of seeking help, treatment options are limited at best. Topical anesthetics to numb the area and lower stimulation are often offered, though lowering stimulation is often not ideal for sexual activity. Oral dapoxetine is now one of only two drugs that can help the situation, but this also comes with undesirable effects, and people with premature ejaculation often turn to behavioral therapies to try and relieve the symptoms.

Now, doctors from Lebanon have tried an alternative approach. Following previous success using a similar technique from other researchers, Mohamad Moussa and colleagues used two surface electrodes attached to the base and shaft of the penis to stimulate the dorsal penile nerve (DPN) over a series of 24 weeks to identify any improvements in length of time from penetration to ejaculation.

The man in question was in a sexually-active heterosexual relationship but had an average time to ejaculation of 0.6 minutes. For three sessions per week, each 30 minutes long, the man received stimulation to the penile nerve from the electrodes.

By week 24, the man's average time to ejaculation increased to 3.9 minutes, a significant increase from 0.6 minutes. Even after the treatment ended, the results continued to pour in for the man, with a further increase to 4 minutes at week 36 and a final result of 4.9 minutes at week 60, an over eight-fold increase from baseline.

The case study suggests the non-invasive and safe stimulation method could be a viable alternative to current treatments for people with lifelong PE, though it requires significantly more evidence before it will see clinical use.

With a sample size of just a single patient and no control for confounding variables, it is entirely possible this improvement was a result of placebo, given PE is linked to mental factors as much as physical. Further studies will need to include placebo controls and a larger sample size to highlight it as a potential treatment; however, for one man at least, the work has massively boosted his sex life.

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