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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New Spray Treatment Helps Men Last Longer Between the Sheets
How ironic is it that this is a 60-second science? London's "Plethora Solutions" has developed a spray, PSD502, that increases a man's endurance in bed. Technically speaking, premature ejaculation means before or at about one minute of sex. This spray, when applied about five minutes before intercourse, can increase a man who suffers from premature ejaculation's time about five-fold. In a study of the product, a group of men who's average time before ejaculation was 36 seconds without the product, found that this time increased to about four minutes with the spray. Thomas Walsh, a urologist at Washington University in Seattle, says that using aesthetics to treat this problem is not a big development, however, because it has been going on through off-label prescriptions for a while. Next to sexual therapy, aesthetics are actually some of the main treatments for premature ejaculation. The way PSD502 works, basically, is that it numbs a man so he doesn't feel as much sensation during sex, and doesn't ejaculate as quickly. One downside is that the spray can actually spread to the man's partner during intercourse, and reduce their sensation as well as the man's. About 30 to 40 percent of men report having problems with premature ejaculation at some time in their lives, and the number could be even bigger since some men who have an issue may not admit it out of embarrassment. Unfortunately for these many men, the spray is not for sale in the U.S. Furthermore, there are currently no drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration which treat the condition of premature ejaculation. Sorry if I got your hopes up, Peter Cornick.
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I've gotta agree, the fact that this comes from a 60-second science is very ironic. The science doesn't sound new but I guess some are out of luck because nothing, including PSD502, has been approved by the FDA. While this spray may help some, it does, for the record, have a potentially significant side affect. I wonder how much of this spray is sold even though it hasn't been "proven" and legitimized by the FDA.
Spencer Bledsoe with a huge burn while I'm out of town and can't defend myself. Pretty low, dawg. But regarding the article, this product sounds counterintuitive. One of the benefits of sex is that it is pleasurable. If it wasn't, no one would probably still be having sex. The only benefit of this product is to help a man's confidence, which, while that is honorable, we are forced to ask ourselves if it's worth the price.
I would have to agree with peter on this ...and why is this here lol
Well, I suppose this is a good thing. It's good that this may help men last longer, but if it could decrease pleasure for the woman(or man) it seems like it partially defeats the purpose. This isn't really a new development though, and the concerns have been the same the whole time. It seems to me like if drug companies want to work to find some solution to this particular problem, they need get a bit more creative.
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