PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Söderfeldt, Ylva
AU  - Droppe, Adam
AU  - Ohnhäuser, Tim
TI  - Distress, disease, desire: perspectives on the medicalisation of premature ejaculation
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2015-103248
DP  - 2017 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 865--866
VI  - 43
IP  - 12
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/12/865.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/12/865.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2017 Dec 01; 43
AB  - 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’.