THE HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE – PHISICAL REACTIONS
As the degree of sexual stimulation increases, the diameter of the shaft of the penis increases and, more particularly, the lower edge of the glans of the penis gets bigger and becomes dusky-red in colour. At this stage a man can still voluntarily suppress the urge to ejaculate, although this is becoming much more insistent with the passing moments.
It is at this time of high sexual arousal that a man who suffers from premature ejaculation often knows he is unable to prevent himself from coming. The knowledge that he has reached this stage is of particular importance to a man who is being treated for premature ejaculation. At this precise time he must withdraw his penis from his partner’s vagina – or more accurately, since she is sitting over him, she lifts herself off his penis, and squeezes it in a special way. This retraining process, with the loving help of his partner, is usually effective in curing the disorder.
During sexual arousal, the penis has served two functions. First, it has been the main receptor of sexual stimuli which, acting through the higher centres of the brain, have been focused upon the genital area, particularly on the tense erect penis, so that the whole being of the man, mental and physical, is directed to the pleasurable aspects of sexuality.
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