Penile shrinkage, atrophy. What causes it?

[AlexanderDenmark]

Can hardasnails or some other doctor comment on this.

This is really depressing me. And I mean REALLY depressing me.

 

[lovevixen]

I have never heard of this or had it happen to me and I have tried a lot of shit in terms of both steroids inthe last couple year'splus pot and beer which are huge estrogens while in college and nothing like what you guys report. My penis can be playing turtle one minute and sporting porn star wood the next. I am definately larger erect them average but I have also seen plenty larger yet again then me but they are normaly porn stars. Some people are built for show those are the guys that are around 2/3 as long limp flacid as they are when errect. Then you have the guys not built for show those guys might look like they havea a thumb sticking out of their crotch but the second a hottie stroke them it expands like mad growing in length and width. Flacid penis size is a horrable way to determine health of it. Even morning wood is not a good indicator unless you get out of bed as soon as you wake up because you have an erection ever 90 minutes when sleeping. If you wake up at 4:30 but lie in bed until 5 and do not thik to check for wood until 5am it is too light the morning wood has gone!

if you get erections when aroused and can maintain them that is all that matter's if you have a hard time getting an erection and you go limp while having sex then you have issues. IN fact I once did an all tren cycle when I first got started not because I wanted to but because no one told me I should not and I had great sex with the wife and great drive. According tot he experts I should have been shut down with no test and no estrogen and that was a high dose 12 week cycle. Then my next cycle after that was Deca and Tren and both of those are supposed to shut you down hard and neither one shut me down at all.

On the other hand when I take high dose's of test I donot start fucking everything that moves and I do not get uncontrolled eretions or have better or more freq. erections etc.........I think a lot of you guys have some other issues like bad circulation, pluged up artiers or mental issues with regaud to sex. THeir are two many of you having all kinds of issues that I thinka re bullshit. I think you are getting intot he area of self fullfilling prophecy!

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

I have never heard of this or had it happen to me and I have tried a lot of shit in terms of both steroids inthe last couple year'splus pot and beer which are huge estrogens while in college and nothing like what you guys report. My penis can be playing turtle one minute and sporting porn star wood the next. I am definately larger erect them average but I have also seen plenty larger yet again then me but they are normaly porn stars. Some people are built for show those are the guys that are around 2/3 as long limp flacid as they are when errect. Then you have the guys not built for show those guys might look like they havea a thumb sticking out of their crotch but the second a hottie stroke them it expands like mad growing in length and width. Flacid penis size is a horrable way to determine health of it. Even morning wood is not a good indicator unless you get out of bed as soon as you wake up because you have an erection ever 90 minutes when sleeping. If you wake up at 4:30 but lie in bed until 5 and do not thik to check for wood until 5am it is too light the morning wood has gone!

if you get erections when aroused and can maintain them that is all that matter's if you have a hard time getting an erection and you go limp while having sex then you have issues. IN fact I once did an all tren cycle when I first got started not because I wanted to but because no one told me I should not and I had great sex with the wife and great drive. According tot he experts I should have been shut down with no test and no estrogen and that was a high dose 12 week cycle. Then my next cycle after that was Deca and Tren and both of those are supposed to shut you down hard and neither one shut me down at all.

On the other hand when I take high dose's of test I donot start fucking everything that moves and I do not get uncontrolled eretions or have better or more freq. erections etc.........I think a lot of you guys have some other issues like bad circulation, pluged up artiers or mental issues with regaud to sex. THeir are two many of you having all kinds of issues that I thinka re bullshit. I think you are getting intot he area of self fullfilling prophecy!

This isn't helpful. There might be something about the bad circulation or plugged up arteries. But the rest is useless. People here are not imagining things. Worrying about it may not help, but having the problem 9+ months makes it hard to.

 

[lovevixen]

You know me I do not mind being a ginny pig......So I actualy gave myself a chot of tren with in 1/2 and inch of my penis just to see if high adrogen levels close to the penis would affect it. Oh my tren shot has traces of test,dhea and 7-keto in it. Other then some slight sight irratation inthe form of icthing nothing happened at all. No increase or decrease in sex drive no increase or decrease in erections........In fact the next day I spent 2 hours having crazy insane sex witht he wife, oral, vaginal and anal so no problems at all. I have been on HRT for years and have done some heavy hard hitting cycles as well!

Now I wills ay this the only things that seems to make me even larger then I am too start with is lots of cardio. I did not date virgens in H.S. I avoided them like crazy I went for girls that liked sex and where good at it. In fact I counted on them not only for repeat business but for refferals in a way. Same thing in college i hung out with power fuckers for the most part. IN fact Ic onsidered either striping or going into porn. So while I have seen plenty of guys bigger then me I am definately in the top 10% in terms of length and girth. I have played around with penish pumps in middle school so I have some experince wit those too. Penis pumps like Kaplans model and the more expensize custom models do work but they are not permanate. Basicly you are sucking more fluid into the area and one daily or even every other day it does increase the girth drasticly but not the length. If pumped ever other day in middle school I could go from beign long and slightly larger then average to being long and almost as big around as a beer can........ Kaplan claims that after some thing like 12-26 weeks or something that one can pump once a week and maintain that size but I woul dhave to call him a lier. You really have to pump every other day to daily for the first 3 months then you can maintain if you do it 2 times a week other wise you shrink right back to normal. Again I never saw any increase in length just in girth. I did not do it because I needed it I did it because I was curious. My best friends Dad had a huge porn collection and we had the movie projector and everything in our club house! I was into body building and figured hey this is probably like lifting weights for the penis so I figured it would be good to have one.

I will say this when I used it in middle school and H,S. I always filled the girl up their was no such thing as a lose girl! So now fast forward almost 20 years and I do not see where it would do much for a guy. Maybe you could try it maybe pulling extra blood and lymph fluid into your penis would help with what ever is causeing your shrickage. I used Kaplan all those years ago and I am sure he still makes them. I ordered a part for my old one just a year ago because I thought about giving it a go just for old times sake!!!LOL If you follow the directions you can not hurt yourself just follow them to the letter do not go thinking if a little bit is good a lot must be even better etc........

Ihave found that when I was getting ready for the Army all the extra cardio I was doing did make my cock longer and harder. I was doing 10 miles inthe morning and 2 hurs in the evening. Italin scientist found that menin their 70's recieved just as much improvment in penis function from 60 minutes of cardio a day as they did from Viagra!

SO maybe add 30-60 minutes of cardio to your daily workouts for 12 weeks and see if it helps! I can not imagine that anyone taking steroids would have any shrinkage related to low hormones!

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

Bump, anyone with some usefull practical advice?

 

[zkt]

Despite reading this entire thread I`m not sure what you are complaining of.
It`s perfectly normal for the penis to shrink when not in use but assmue this is not what you refer to.
Mostly I read what others had to say in this thread. What do you say?

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

By penile atrophy, I mean

Penile dryness
Loss of sensation
Veins that look varicose
Poor skin elatisity
Somewhat loose prepubitum
Weak penis
Penis gets cold like hands and feet.
Feels like I don't have a dick anymore.

 

[rburgandy]

By penile atrophy, I mean

Penile dryness
Loss of sensation
Veins that look varicose
Poor skin elatisity
Somewhat loose prepubitum
Weak penis
Penis gets cold like hands and feet.
Feels like I don't have a dick anymore.

i'm thinking adrenals and thyroid. rt3.

check body temps throughout the day, see if this correlates with when this happens.

When my temps are low in the morning, I have this. As the day goes on it goes away. It also happens to me when I'm working out. Don't know why.

 

[Michael Scally MD]

All things being normal (laboratory), the one documented cause for penile shrinkage is OBESITY.

How much do you weigh?

 

[zkt]

You really need to get a proper workup on this. There are so many factors. If you want I will try to ask the correct questions.
What about obesity?

By penile atrophy, I mean

Penile dryness
Loss of sensation
Veins that look varicose
Poor skin elatisity
Somewhat loose prepubitum
Weak penis
Penis gets cold like hands and feet.
Feels like I don't have a dick anymore.

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

I have gained weight, but I'm not obese by any means.

 

[zkt]

Then I would suggest a thyroid panel, TT, E2, LH.
How old are you?
Assuming you are in Denmark, maybe a bit heavy on the thc?
the cold extremities is suggestive of circulatory problems.
hows your BP?

I have gained weight, but I'm not obese by any means.

 

[hotrods]

i have the same exact symptoms as you man after quiting finasteride, i need help also im going crazy its like i dont have a dick, it gets cold sometimes, no morning wood,and when i stimulate it is not really that hard!
could it be the prostate, what causes this??
i think finasteride is an anti androgen, so mybe it is adrenal fatigue, thyroid idk, need some help im going through hell!
and im only 21 years old
yes and ive noticed that a bath helps temporarily

 

[zkt]

finasteride is a DHT antagonist. DHT is the most active form of T. Dont see how finasteride could permanantly alter the androgen receptor. But thats what people seem to claim.
The hot bath temporarily increases peripheral blood circulation. Maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

I wonder whether topical DHT gel would help.

 

[hotrods]

because finasteride fucks up the 5 ar reductase, thats why!
the 5 ar reductase is responsible for the conversion of dht in your adrenals liver and prostateand brain, so this fucks up your dick, sperm, and brain

 

[AlexanderDenmark]

I don't smoke pot, but Im ashamed to say that I have been smoking around 10 cigarettes a day. I'll post my bloods soonish.

 

[hotrods]

finasteride is a DHT antagonist. DHT is the most active form of T. Dont see how finasteride could permanantly alter the androgen receptor. But thats what people seem to claim.
The hot bath temporarily increases peripheral blood circulation. Maybe that has something to do with it.

what do u mean..how does finasteride affect peripheral blood circulation, could it be the prostate is enflamed and blocking circulation? or too high estrogen?

 

[hotrods]

bump

 

[Electric Eye]

By penile atrophy, I mean

Penile dryness
Loss of sensation
Veins that look varicose
Poor skin elatisity
Somewhat loose prepubitum
Weak penis
Penis gets cold like hands and feet.
Feels like I don't have a dick anymore.

I have identical symptoms to the ones you describe in this post, with the addition of skin colour changes on my foreskin (darkening). Did you find out what was causing it?