Wearable tech and the perineum patch
Wearable tech is a major part of life these days, with many men seeing their technological accessories as deserving of a place in their wardrobes as a sweater or pair of shoes. This tech is heading in all sorts of new directions, however, and this is no more evident than in one of the latest inventions in wearable tech: a perineum patch to help with premature ejaculation.
The patch, which went on display at Las Vegas’ Consumer Electronics Show, is the brainchild of sex tech company Morari Medical and aims to help with the communication between a man’s ejaculatory nerves and his brain.
The patch was created by a team that includes Dr. Dicken Ko, who is renowned as a pioneering urologist who was formerly based at Harvard. You can read more about Harvard University on their website at https://www.harvard.edu/.
A widespread issue
Morari Medical claims that as many as 30 per cent of men experience premature ejaculation, making in the most common sexual dysfunction for males. The new device could revolutionise sexual health in the same way that chlamydia testing kits London have made such a difference to so many people since they were made widely available.
It is believed that if the study goes ahead this year as planned, the device could be on sale by 2021, joining the likes of chlamydia testing kits London in the sexual health marketplace.
How does it work?
The patch is made of a small battery and a Bluetooth transmitter with an associated app. It also makes us of a TENS or wireless transdermal electric neuromodulation unit that delivers similar small electrical pulses as those used by pregnant women as a means of pain relief when they are in labour.
The pulses are directed at the sensitive perineum area and work by interrupting signals from the brain with the aim of delaying ejaculation. Its developers claim that no significant treatment innovations applying to premature ejaculation have come about in more than two decades, but the perineum patch could be the exception to this rule.
The device is still in the early stages of development and is still classed as a prototype. It has also yet to be named, but it promises to be unobtrusive and discreet, making it a viable option for millions of men around the world.
