Male psychogenic sexual dysfunction: the role of masturbation

The Complex Etiology of Delayed Ejaculation: Assessment and Treatment Implications

“…There are a number of possible biological causes for delayed ejaculation (Schuster & Ohl, 2002). Some researchers hypothesize that delayed ejaculation is caused, at least in part, by slower bulbocavernous reflexes (slower reflexes), less sensitivity in the penis, and a too-high penile sensory threshold (the opposite of premature ejaculation; Bindley & Gillan, 1982;Lipsith et al, 2003). There may also be Downloaded by [Temple University Libraries] at 18:11 18 November 2014 congenital abnormalities (Hendry, 1998;Perelman & Rowland, 2006;Schlegel, Shin, & Goldstein, 1996) or abnormalities due to pelvic trauma or surgery.…”

“…This may lead to intermittent delayed ejaculation, or increasing difficulty with ejaculation associated with partner intimacy arousal. Situational delayed ejaculation may result from the overreliance on the partner's arousal and resultant inability to describe one's own arousal trajectory or an overreliance on a very specific, idiosyncratic masturbation pattern that must be followed inflexibly may contribute to situational delayed ejaculation (Lipsith, McCann, & Goldmeier, 2003;Metz & McCarthy, 2007).…”

Masturbation in Urban China

“…At least implicitly, both early (Kinsey, Pomeroy, & Martin, 1948;Kinsey, Pomeroy, Martin, & Gebhard, 1953) and more recent studies (Lipsith et al, 2003) have viewed sexuality as a result of fixed individual levels of sexual ''drive'' (Laumann et al, 1994). From this perspective, masturbation appears to be a suboptimal outlet for sexual tension, compensating for the lack of availability of either partnered sex or satisfactory partnered sex (Langstrom & Hanson, 2006).…”

“…There has been a spate of research on masturbation (Baker & Bellis, 1993;Bancroft, Herbenick, & Reynolds, 2003;Choi et al, 2000;Lipsith, McCann, & Goldmeier, 2003;Liu, 1997;LoPresto, Sherman, & Sherman, 1985;Oliver & Hyde, 1993;Renaud, Byers, & Pan, 1997;Shulman & Horne, 2003). With the exception of a small group of studies of Western societies (Haavio-Mannila, Kontula, & Rotkirch, 2002;Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994), however, there have been few large-scale or nationally representative studies on masturbation, especially in developing countries.…”

The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation

“…They may have developed a cognitive pattern resulting in anticipation of failure. This is supported by Lipsith, McCann and Goldmeier (2003) in a qualitative study of sexually dysfunctional males. The study found that negative cognitions during penetrative sex resulted in performance anxiety and anticipation of failure.…”