Medical Research Library

Supported by Decades of Scientific Research

Decades of scientific research supports pelvic muscle exercises for boosting sexual performance, preventing the onset of erectile dysfunction, reducing premature ejaculation, and fostering urinary and prostate health.

If you would like to read some of the medical research studies that support the science behind the Private Gym, we’ve included links to them on this page.

PREVENTING & REVERSING ERECTILE DISFUNCTION

1) Dorey G, Speakman MJ, Feneley RC, et al: Pelvic floor exercises for erectile dysfunction. BJU Int. 2005; 96(4): 595-597 - View PDF

2) Dorey G: Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle exercises and manometric biofeedback for erectile dysfunction. Br. J. Gen Pract 2004; 54: 819-825 - View PDF

3) Siegel, A: "Pelvic Floor Training In Males: Practical Applications," Review article, UROLOGY 84: 1-7, 2014 - View PDF

4) Prota C, Gomes CM, Ribiero LHS, et al: Early postoperative pelvic-floor biofeedback improves erectile function in men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Int J Impot Res 2012; 24: 174-178 - View PDF

5) Van Kampen M, De Weerdt W, Claes H, et al: Treatment of erectile dysfunction by perineal exercise, electromyographic biofeedback, and electrical stimulation. Phys Ther 2003; 83(6): 536-543 - View PDF

6) Dorey G, Siegel A, Nelson P: The effect of a pelvic floor muscle training program using active and resisted exercises on male sexual function: a randomised controlled trial - View PDF

BOOSTING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE

1) Colpi GM, Negri L, Nappi RE, et al: Perineal floor efficiency in sexually potent and impotent men. Int J Impot Res 1999; 11(3): 153-7 - View PDF

2) Kawanishi Y, Kishimoto T, Kimura K, et al: Spring balance evaluation of the ischiocavernosus muscle. Int J Impot Res 2001; 13(5): 294-297 - View PDF

REDUCING PREMATURE EJACULATION

1) La Pera G, Nicastro A: A new treatment for premature ejaculation: the rehabilitation of the pelvic floor. J Sex & Marital Therapy 1996; 22(1): 22-26 - View PDF

2) Pastore AL, Palleschi G, Leto A, et al: A prospective randomized study to compare pelvic floor rehabilitation and dapoxetine for lifelong premature ejaculation. Int J Androl 2012; 35: 528-533 - View PDF

FOSTERING URINARY & PROSTATE HEALTH

1) Dorey G: Pelvic floor exercises after radical prostatectomy. Brit J Nurs 2013; 22(9): Urology Supplement - View PDF

2) Ribiero LH, Prota C, Gomes CM, et al: Long-term effect of early postoperative pelvic floor biofeedback on continence in men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. J Urol 2010; 184: 1034-1039 - View PDF

3) Kegel, A: Progressive resistance exercise in the functional restoration of the perineal muscles. Am. J. Obst & Gyne 1948; 56: 238-248 - View PDF

4) Siegel, A: "Pelvic Floor Training In Males: Practical Applications," Review article, UROLOGY 84: 1-7, 2014 - View PDF

5) Rosenbaum TY: Pelvic floor involvement in male and female sexual dysfunction and the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in treatment: a literature review. J Sex Med 2007; 4: 4-13 - View PDF