Dr Lim Kok Bin, urology specialist at Raffles Hospital's Raffles UroRenal Centre, said: "Premature ejaculation refers to the fact that the person can't control ejaculation. If you're born with, unfortunately, a lower level of this serotonin, you tend to ejaculate faster. And so we have developed a medicine that helps to maintain the level of the serotonin in the nerve to prolong the latency before ejaculation."
The drug, called Priligy, is approved for use for men between 18 and 64 years old. Specialists can prescribe the drug at S$60 for a pack of three tablets. Some call it "the magic pill". It helps men with premature ejaculation by targeting serotonin.
They say the condition affects men across age groups and happens more commonly than erectile dysfunction or lack of interest in sex.
Dr Calvin Fones, senior consultant psychiatrist at Gleneagles Medical Centre, said: "It is theoretically the partner who may somehow feel somewhat cheated because she may not have had the opportunity or the time to actually gain full sexual stimulation and orgasm through sex."
According to the Singapore Premature Ejaculation Prevalence and Attitudes study, 77 percent of men with the condition have never discussed their sexual health with a medical practitioner.
Premature ejaculation is a topic often talked about with a tinge of cynical humour, a condition many men would never admit to having, due to the associated stigma.
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