Premature ejaculation is male sexual climax (orgasm) prior to or immediately following penetration. In spite of the many theories and speculations about this disorder, the simple fact seems to be that sexual control is learned behavior. It can be learned correctly or incorrectly, and it can be relearned correctly. There is no definitive evidence that suggests disease or psychological conditions contribute to premature ejaculation.

In 1966, William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson published Human Sexual Response, in which they broke the first ground in approaching this topic from a new perspective. Their method was devised by Dr. James Seman and has been modified subsequently by Dr. Helen Singer Kaplan and others.

A competent and orthodox sex therapist will spend much more time focusing on the personal than the sexual relationship between the two people who come for treatment. Without emotional intimacy, sexual relations are superficial and...