Premature Ejaculation vs. Erectile Dysfunction
Let’s go over the basics before we start. What’s the difference between ejaculating too soon and not being able to get an erection?
Erectile dysfunction
Most of the time, this happens as we age and our blood flow starts to get worse.
ED causes men to have trouble getting and keeping an erection, which can make them less sexually interested. Having trouble getting or keeping an erection can also be caused by mental issues. Most of the time, younger men get psychogenic E.D. (not all that rare).
Premature ejaculation
This happens to men of all ages, though the severity varies.
You might need treatment for premature ejaculation if you can’t control your ejaculation to the level you want or if you almost always ejaculate within 1 minute after penetration.
Using Viagra for premature ejaculation?
Viagra works by making it easier for blood to flow into the blood vessels and soft tissue of your penis.
This makes it easier to get an erection and keep it. It can also make your erection stronger, which is better for both you and your partner. As a treatment for early ejaculation, PDE5 inhibitors like Viagra (sildenafil citrate), Cialis (tadalafil), or Levitra (vardenafil) are given.
But erectile dysfunction treatments like Viagra for premature ejaculation probably won’t change how long you can have sex before ejaculating or how sensitive you feel when you orgasm and ejaculate during sex. Even so, there are a few interesting studies worth mentioning about how Viagra affects sexual dysfunction:
In a small study published in 2007 in the International Journal of Urology: Official Journal of the Japanese Urological Association, researchers found that the active ingredient in Viagra, sildenafil, made men who ejaculated too soon hold it longer.
In 2005, The Journal of Sexual Medicine published the results of another study that found men who used sildenafil had a small increase in the amount of time before they ejaculated. But compared to the placebo, the increase wasn’t statistically important.
In 2006, the International Journal of Impotence Research said that sildenafil was better at treating PE than other treatments for ED and a placebo. A study in the International Journal of Impotence Research says that sildenafil can cut refractory time by a few minutes. The average amount of time saved in this study was about 9 minutes.
Even though these studies are interesting, they are not enough to make Viagra for premature ejaculation a standard way to increase how long you can stay in bed before you have to ejaculate. But some doctors will still prescribe Viagra to treat PE even though it’s not on the label.
If you do see results, it’s best to think of them as a bonus side effect and not as sildenafil’s main effect. But there is one time when Viagra will definitely help you stay in bed longer.
If you tend to lose your erection during sex and have to stop because you’re no longer hard, Viagra’s effects could help you have sex for longer without being affected by erectile dysfunction. Viagra usually works for up to four hours after you take it.
Viagra has little effect on how long you can last before you climax and ejaculate. It also won’t increase your sex drive, keep you from getting tired, make you less nervous before a performance, or make your penis bigger than usual.
Should You Take Viagra To Last Longer?
If you just want to treat early ejaculation, you shouldn’t take medicine for erectile dysfunction.
There hasn’t been enough evidence to show that it has a real effect, and there haven’t been many studies on it. But if you have both erectile dysfunction and early ejaculation, your doctor may give you one drug to treat both problems.
When you start taking a drug that you can only get with a prescription, it usually means you have a serious problem that needs to be treated. Compared to over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs are more likely to have negative or harmful side effects.
There’s also good news. There are many over-the-counter medicines that can help with early ejaculation.
They include delay sprays and wipes (like Promescent) as well as creams and all-natural products that are made to help you stay in bed longer.
Alternatives to Last Longer in Bed
Even though Viagra (sildenafil) might not be the answer to the question “How to last long in bed?”, it is still something to think about if you have trouble keeping an erection. There are a number of proven, science-backed treatments that can help you hold off on ejaculating and stay in bed longer.
We’ve listed these options below, along with the study results that support each one.
Premature ejaculation spray
Studies show that sprays with lidocaine work very well to stop men from ejaculating too soon. In a 2003 study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, men with PE who used a lidocaine-based spray were able to increase the time it took them to ejaculate from 74 seconds to 11 minutes and 21 seconds. If you want to try this PE treatment, we can send you an over-the-counter delay spray right to your door.
Inhibitors of selective serotonin reuptake (SSRIs)
Some SSRIs, like paroxetine and sertraline, can treat premature ejaculation and make sexual activity last longer before orgasm.
Zoloft’s active ingredient, sertraline, is an SSRI that is used to treat PE and improve sexual performance. A study published in the journal Medicine found that sertraline is effective at making patients and their partners feel more sexually satisfied and extending the time between ejaculations.
Also, a 2007 study published in the journal Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management found that men with premature ejaculation who took paroxetine, fluoxetine, or escitalopram had fewer symptoms and better sexual performance.
Treatments that don’t involve drugs
Besides taking drugs like lidocaine and sertraline, there are other ways to improve your sexual performance and lengthen the time before you ejaculate. Some of these are simple, like masturbating before sex, and some are more complicated, like behavioral therapy.
Our guide on how to stop ejaculating before it’s time goes into more detail about these methods and gives scientific evidence to back up each one.
In Conclusion
If you want to treat premature ejaculation, you should probably stay away from Viagra, unless your doctor tells you otherwise.
Most of the time, these prescription-only drugs are used to treat erectile dysfunction, not early ejaculation. Taking a drug like Viagra for premature ejaculation won’t make it take longer for the male climax to happen. Instead, stick to things that have been made or tested to help you stay in bed longer.
There are many different treatments, so you’ll need to do some research to find the one that works best for you. At-home exercises can be a good place to start, and there is a lot of evidence that a topical treatment like Promescent can help you get even better results.