Treatment of premature ejaculation after traumatic brain injury

Premature ejaculation (PE) is the most common male sexual disturbance occurring in the general community. Surveys of sexual dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI) have identified that between 17-36% of males report a number of different post-injury ejaculatory problems, including PE. Whilst there are a number of studies that document effective treatment of PE in the general population, there have been no reports of treatment interventions for this problem amongst males with TBI. This paper reports on the assessment and successful treatment of PE in a young male with severe TBI. The treatment programme trialed combined pharmacotherapy (namely, the application of a topical anaesthetic), behavioural and educational approaches. The case report suggests that existing sex therapy techniques, albeit with modifications to compensate for motor sensory, cognitive and affect related injury sequelae, provide one option for the treatment of PE after TBI.