Ep11: Is Lasting TOO long In Bed BAD? | Delayed Ejaculation

Sexpert + Topic Intro I just want to start today by thanking you all for the amazing response you've had for our podcast so far. All of your questions, all of your suggestions, feedback- they encourage us to do better and to look at more topics, to talk to more experts and just give you the best that there is. And today's episode is actually built out of something one of you mailed us about- delayed ejaculation. So I'm Artika, and you're watching Allo Ask The Sexpert, a space where we invite sexual health and wellness experts to talk about sex, pleasure, health and so much more. Everything you need to know so that you can have better sex. backed by science. Today we have with us, Dr. Karthik, who is a psychiatrist with Allo Health. Welcome, Dr. Karthik, how are you doing today. Thank you. I'm doing fine. Great to be back here again. Yeah. It's lovely to see you again. So you are a fertility expert, an andrologist, and a sexual medicine expert. And I think the perfect person to talk about this. So we always hear lot about premature ejaculation a lot. It's very- it's becoming more commonly talked about, and it's part of pop culture and all that. What we have today is something What is Delayed Ejaculation? called delayed ejaculation. And I'm sure that's something you definitely come across in your work with patients and clients, right? Yes. Premature ejaculation is one of the most common complaints that we come across actually in our clinic. But frankly speaking, about out of 100, 80% of them come with PME Problems (Premature Ejaculation). But the most neglected part in sexual wellness, actually, if you ask me, is delayed ejaculation. Okay. Because usually guys are very happy if they are able to last longer, but.. Yeah, there's so much emphasis on trying to last longer, but they get to realize the problem only when they last longer than what they need. Right. So that is something which we will have to probably throw some light upon. Yeah. Just starting from there, and you said it's medically, and in sexual medicine one of the most neglected concerns. Yes. And so medically or in sexual medicine, how do you define delayed ejaculation? How do you know it's not just lasting longer? It