Flow Control Method

About Frank

A regular guy, not a doctor. I just took the long way round and wrote down the route.

I’ve always had this problem. I didn’t have many partners, and when I was young we were far too inexperienced, and not mature enough, to talk about it. Today I’m older, I’ve been with my partner for a long time, and we’ve talked about it often. If I’m honest, it bothered me more than it bothered her, even if she would often have liked it to last a few minutes longer.

Like everybody, I tried the classics: working my pelvic floor, Kegels, counting in my head, thinking about my grandmother. Some of it helped a little in the moment, but nothing lasted. I wanted something that did.

So I sat down, thought about it, and tested different approaches until I found what worked for me. One day I had a simple thought: athletes train to get stronger, so why would sex be any different? That idea became the backbone of the program. Later I had a few people around me try it, and decided it was worth sharing.

What it took

Winning those few precious minutes took me years. I used to get up half an hour early every morning to practise. The program follows the same path, without the years spent searching in the dark, though I won’t promise it goes as fast for you: everyone climbs at their own pace.

Being able to choose the moment instead of having it happen to me is deeply satisfying, with a little pride mixed in. And I’ll be transparent: even today it doesn’t work every single time. The difference is that I know what works for me, and when it doesn’t, I know why and I can adjust.

What I’m not

I’m not a doctor, a sexologist or a therapist, and this program doesn’t replace one. When I cite numbers, I link to where they come from. When something might have a physical cause, I’ll tell you to see a doctor, and I mean it.

How I check facts

Every medical fact or number on this site is checked against medical sources before it’s written: the American Urological Association, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, large clinics like Cleveland Clinic, and studies on PubMed. Each page lists its sources at the end. If I can’t verify something, it goes, or I say clearly that the evidence is weak.

Nobody with a medical degree reviews these pages, and I won’t pretend otherwise. What I add is my own experience, and I always present it as that: what happened to me, not a rule. The date on each answer is the day its sources were last checked.

Why “Frank”

It’s a pen name. This is an intimate subject and I’d rather keep my private life private. You probably understand that better than most.

See the route or read the answers to common questions.