Beat premature ejaculation with the stop-start technique

Premature ejaculation is more common than we think, and a lot of the queries that we get in our Q&A section are from readers who are suffering from it. Often, people think they have premature ejaculation even though they don't as repeated porn viewings have made them think that a single session of sexual intercourse should last for 30-40 minutes. This is a highly exaggerated conception, and the standard time for ejaculation according to studies is 3 to 5 minutes. In case, you are ejaculating before that then you can try this technique called the Seman's manoeuvre (also called the stop-start technique) to beat it. It was developed by Dr James H Semans of Duke University. Here are the steps to execute it:

• Arouse yourself by stimulating your penis or asking your partner to stimulate it for you.
• Once you reach a point where you feel that if you stimulate your penis more, you'll not be able to control ejaculation, stop!
• Wait for some time until the feeling of arousal passes away.
• Once you are comfortable, you can restart stimulating your penis again.
• Repeat this cycle 5-6 times until you finally ejaculate.

Besides this, you can also try the squeeze technique to beat premature ejaculation. Here are some foods that you can eat to improve your sperm's quality. You could also refer to our male sex problems mega guide for any other problem that you might be having. Also, you could try kegel exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and give your sex life a boost.

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• Unable to satisfy partner due to erectile dysfunction
• Viagra and Erectile Dysfunction
• Can performance anxiety cause erectile dysfunction?
• Is porn giving me erectile dysfunction?
• Sex doubts: Masturbation, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, contraception and more

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