Premature ejaculation does not affect a man’s fertility as long as sperm is released appropriately and is of good quality, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Dr Padi Ayertey has explained.

He said the timing of ejaculation and a man’s ability to father a child are two separate issues, stressing that premature ejaculation is mainly related to sexual satisfaction rather than fertility.

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Speaking on TV3 on August 14, 2026, he explained that if a man ejaculates within 30 seconds or two minutes, he can still father a child if ejaculation occurs at the appropriate point and the sperm is healthy.

“Two minutes, man, 30 seconds, man, once he ejaculates at the right point and the sperm quality is good, it will work,” he said.

Dr Ayertey explained that once sperm has been released, it can travel through the female reproductive tract and potentially fertilise an egg.

“Once the sperm has been released, it can go and do its work,” he said.

He therefore distinguished premature ejaculation from male infertility, noting that the former does not automatically indicate a problem with a man’s reproductive ability.

“Premature ejaculation is a satisfaction problem. And then there's the fertilisation. There are two different things,” Dr Ayertey said.

For male fertility, he indicated that factors such as sperm quality and the ability to successfully release sperm into the female reproductive tract are more directly relevant to conception than how quickly ejaculation occurs.

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