Delayed ejaculation

Ejaculatory incompetence; Sex - delayed ejaculation; Anejaculation; Infertility - delayed ejaculation

Delayed ejaculation is a medical condition in which a male cannot ejaculate easily or at all. It may occur either during intercourse or by manual stimulation with or without a partner. Ejaculation is when semen is released from the penis.

Male reproductive system

The male reproductive system, viewed from a sagittal section.

Prostate gland

The prostate gland is a fibrous organ that surrounds the urinary urethra at the base of the bladder.

Pathway of sperm

The testes are where sperm are manufactured in the scrotum. The epididymis is a tortuously coiled structure topping the testis, and it receives immature sperm from the testis and stores it for several days. When ejaculation occurs, sperm is forcefully expelled from the tail of the epididymis into the deferent duct. Sperm then travels through the deferent duct through up the spermatic cord into the pelvic cavity, over the ureter to the prostate behind the bladder. Here, the vas deferens joins with the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct, which passes through the prostate and empties into the urethra. When ejaculation occurs, rhythmic muscle movements propel the sperm forward.

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