TY - JOUR T1 - Distress, disease, desire: perspectives on the medicalisation of premature ejaculation JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 865 LP - 866 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2015-103248 VL - 43 IS - 12 AU - Ylva Söderfeldt AU - Adam Droppe AU - Tim Ohnhäuser Y1 - 2017/12/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/12/865.abstract N2 - The discovery that certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors delay ejaculation and the later development and approval of dapoxetine as an on-demand treatment option has led to a dramatic increase in medical interest in premature ejaculation. This paper analyses the diagnostic criteria and the discussion within the medical community about suitable treatments against the backdrop of theories of science, sex and gender. Our conclusion is that the diagnosis itself and the suggested treatments contribute to normative models of sexual conduct and therefore reinforce the norms that cause patients' distress over ejaculating ‘too soon’. ER -