Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Q&A: Trouble Maintaining An Erection The First Time

  

  Nearly all men will experience difficulties getting or keeping an erection at some point in their lives.

• Q&A: Premature Ejaculation And Decreased Arousal

  There is nothing wrong with ejaculating quickly or maintaining an erection after ejaculation.

• Q&A: Erection Problems: Will Sex Therapy Help?

  Question from a male reader about erection problems - are they physical or mental? and will sex therapy help?

• Q&A: Erection Timing – Maintaing Erections and Medication

  Erection problems, among young, healthy men, are typically caused by performance anxiety and can often be resolved by learning to relax

• Q&A: Premature Ejaculation, Erection Control and Refractory Periods

  Q&A about how to control ejaculations and how to deal with erection difficulty during a second or third round of sex.

• Q&A: Performance Anxiety: Am I Psyching Myself Out Of My Erection?

  A reader asks about losing his erection from anxiety surrounding his first sexual experience with a new partner. He wonders if he might be psyching himself out

• Q&A: Virgins Having Trouble With Vaginal Intercourse

  Two virgins ask about having trouble with vaginal intercourse including erectile difficulties and shame about talking to someone about the problems.

• Q&A: Can Stress Really Affect a Man’s Erections?

  A reader asks about how stress can impact a man's ability to achieve and maintain an erection.

• Q&A: Rapid Ejaculation And Ejaculatory Control

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers questions from a male reader about getting an erection after ejaculating and information about the refractory period.

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