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=== Men === Kegel exercises can train the perineal muscles by increasing the oxygen supply and the strength of those muscles.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Puppo |first1=Vincenzo|last2=Puppo|first2=Giulia|date=January 2016 |title=Comprehensive review of the anatomy and physiology of male ejaculation: Premature ejaculation is not a disease: Anatomy and Physiology of Ejaculation |journal=Clinical Anatomy |volume=29|issue=1|pages=111–119|doi=10.1002/ca.22655|pmid=26457680|s2cid=9213013}}</ref> The names of the perineal muscles are: [[Ischiocavernosus muscle|ischiocavernosus]] (erection), [[Bulbospongiosus muscle|bulbocavernosus]] (ejaculation), external sphincter of the anus, striated [[Urethral sphincters|urethral sphincter]], [[Transverse perineal muscles|transverse perineal]], levator of the prostate, and puborectalis.<ref name="Woodley2020">{{cite journal |last1=Woodley |first1=SJ |last2=Lawrenson |first2=P |last3=Boyle |first3=R |last4=Cody |first4=JD |last5=Mørkved |first5=S |last6=Kernohan |first6=A |last7=Hay-Smith |first7=EJC |title=Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and fecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women. |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |date=6 May 2020 |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=CD007471 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub4 |pmid=32378735|pmc=7203602 }}</ref> [[Premature ejaculation]] is defined as when male ejaculation occurs after less than one minute of penetration.<ref>{{Cite book |editor1-last=Goldstein |editor1-first=Sam |editor2-last=Naglieri |editor2-first=Jack A. |title=Encyclopedia of child behavior and development |date=2011|publisher=Springer |isbn=9780387790619 |location=[New York]|oclc=704395400}}</ref> The perineal muscles are involved in ejaculation when they are involuntarily contracted.<ref name=":2" /> The ischiocavernosus muscle is responsible for male erection, and the bulbocavernosus muscle is responsible for ejaculation. By actively contracting the perineal muscles with Kegel exercises regularly, strength and control of these muscles increase, possibly aiding in the avoidance of premature ejaculation.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Puppo |first1=V. |last2=Abdulcadir |first2=J. |last3=Mannucci |first3=A. |last4=Catania |first4=L. |last5=Abdulcadir |first5=D. |date=April 2008 |title=T09-P-13 The importance of the Kegel exercises for the erection of the male and female erectile organs (male and female penis) |journal=Sexologies |volume=17 |pages=S136 |doi=10.1016/s1158-1360(08)72894-9 |issn=1158-1360}}</ref>
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