shrinking penis

[jocemp]

My husband has lost 3 inches in length of his penis over the last 2 years. What could possibly be causeing this? This wasnt too big a deal when it was half an inch but now we are talking 3 inches. It is causeing serious problems in our marraige. He is so deperessed over this. Please any one know what this could be?

[PeyronieMan]

To Drdes specifically:- You sound like you've developed "Peyronie's" which is not an uncommon affliction, and will often be co-morbid with "duPuytren's Contracture" - which is a condition in which there is fixed forward curvature of one or more fingers, caused by the development of a fibrous connection between the finger tendons and the skin of the palm.

Peyronie's is a connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis, and is in some cases triggered by penile injury. Scar tissue forms in the tunica albuginea [the thick sheath of tissue surrounding the corpora cavernosa], causing pain, abnormal curvature, erectile dysfunction, indentation, loss of girth and shortening.

For my sins, I've developed both afflictions; beginning in my late-30's; and the Peyronie's effects are augmented in myself by my being a little overweight, having a damaged ventricle in my heart, diabetes, moderately high blood pressure, lowered testosterone & an unfortunately serious nicotine addiction! But, HEY! I don't let it get me down... LOL.

Adding insult to injury ~ I became bed-ridden by chronic neuro-fibromyalgia twelve years ago, causing lost intimacy with my wife, who subsequently left with our five children, swearing 'love-making wasn't the problem' [methinks, the lady doth protest too much!], and followed that with a misdiagnosed femoral artery blockage that caused me to lose my left leg, above-knee.
One might possibly say I'm therefore a prime candidate for E.D.!

Peyronie's IS often remediated via small surgery to the penile callus, but be aware that it will often reoccur, operational sites especially.
If you've not lost useful function and it causes no discomfort to either self or lover, surgery might be viewed a little extreme for the condition. You might even discover that a serendipitous bend in your manhood 'could reach parts previously unexplored' in a good way!

Sure, it's a bit disconcerting &/or embarrassing when your pride and joy develops 'a swerve' in it, but this condition will affect one in twenty men at some stage... you're not alone.
I recommend being forthright and honest with your lover about the affliction, and any caring significant other ought to be able to help you both physically and psychologically. Remember - it's not the end of the world, and you should be able to still derive much fun and pleasure with your lover, simply in exploring your new configuration.
Personally, I'm wary of it... but some others with Peyronie's whom I've met - swear by the positive effects of penile massage on the condition. You understand that this describes proper 'therapeutic manipulation' of the erect member, and is not foreplay.
I'm chary, simply because my own Peyronie's affliction actually extends the full length of my penis, as far as the glans, and also completely encircles its circumference, too! Massage was unable to effect any relief at all for me - most probably due to the 100% coverage I suffer. I was also slightly concerned that the massage might have exacerbated my personal condition... but jury's out on that. So, I say, "BE CAREFUL!"

I used to have almost 20cms. length and a near 7cms. girth at base of shaft - and I was very, very proud of my penis. Now, I'm lucky to get 10cms. length and a 4cms girth, and achieving/sustaining my erection is now extremely touch & go. My much diminished little pal is now misshapen with distinct 'bands' of variously restricted girth all the way up the shaft - almost making an egg-timer shape!
BUT! I still have fun with it with occasional understanding lady-friends... and if my rather monstrous seeming tumescence may still bring me such pleasure [Ladies apparently LOVE being able to engulf all of me in their mouths, without the choking risk, of course. Who knew?] - then you may be confident that your 'only slightly wounded soldier' will still be able to do at least as much for yourself.

[Drdes]

I don't believe that getting old is the answer, I am 63 and until 3 months ago was on the larger side of average, then bang, lost 1.5 to 2 inches,  and developed a drastic bend. Like the bend in the middle of a bow string fiddle, pardon the pun.
I am too embarrassed to go to the Dr, like a fool.
Stress has played a very large part in this I am sure, my wife of 25 years is an alcoholic and refuses help as well as our finances are now in ruin, so i can attribute the blame there for a large part.
I am not over weight, my blood pressure is brilliant at 125 over 70, I still have an active participation in sport (Cricket, dirt bikes and road bikes) and have a very healthy disposition to life and living it.
I take NO prescription medication.
Although my libido is not what is once was, masturbation is a regular part of my week, so, it still works, if a little diminished. I might add, that I still love my wife, but there is no relationship due to her illness.
So, what is the problem?

DrDes

[Coolbananas]

The sudden development of the bend, and shortening of the penis sounds symptomatic of Peyroni's disease.

[tbpops]

I am 64 and im  atleast  in size of about  1-2 inches non erect  and that's  just  the size of it , it wont get hard  no matter what  I  or my wife tries to do I was at a younger age   6-7 inches   hard so I never got bigger in size,  but now ive lost almost all of my penis  even smaller than a baby's this is so frushtraiting I sure would like some answers to this , I would be happy if  I could get it back  of atleast 3/4 of the way can someone atleast try to help me figure this out of what to do    thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tbpops]

when I watch porn it wont get hard  and when I masturbate it wont get hard , but my seman comes when I maturbate even soft   I just don't know what else to do to try and fix this problem

[Kaixev]

I also suffer from some of these issues but I also get coldness in my testicles as well. The only time I look normal is after a hot bath or in the middle of the night when I wake up. It's also kind of hard to have a normal relationship or even see life when women want variety or a lot do want more gurth an size, or if they don't care they just stop haveing sex with you unless they absolutely can't hold back anymore and want it. It is true if you don't use it on a regular basis it does go down and does stop working the way it should. Just ***** getting old.

[turtledude]

I understand about the button issue.  Same as me. I know I should loose at least fourty to fifty pounds. I have been on quite a few meds my self. At age fifty four  five foot nineand two hundred twenty pounds, I know I need to loose those extra pounds. Eaiser said then done, however now that this winter is almost over, looking forward to get outdoors.  I'm sure no matter what anyone says, being overweight is the root of all evil. I will check back in four months to let everyone know how this change in life style works.  Be good to see my little buddy quit playing turtle!

[Phandango]

Same thing happened to me. I was on the small end of average to begin with and now I'm an inch-and-a-half shorter and a lot thinner. My wife has made the best of it but says she can tell that it's a lot smaller. It gets just as hard as before and works just fine, but the truth is that it's shrinking. I attribute this to BP medication as well as a statin. The statin reduces testosterone and the BP medicine restricts blood flow. Additionally, I was on a medication for adult ADD for about a year. That also reduced T, so my testicles have become smaller, too. When flaccid, it's embarrassing because it's now just a little button where before all of this, there was at least some hang. Why can't side-effects of medications do the opposite and cause it to grow?

[Labace13]

What meds for add? My husband having same issues and I am curious he's on meds for add

[Camoneik]

All meds are controlled toxins. None are actually beneficial. Example, warfarin is rat poison.

[Babelsgp]

Strattera could affect the penis. It has been known to cause pain during ejaculation. I'm unsure if there are more known penile issues with it. Stimulants are probably less likely to do so as they would raise the penile blood pressure.

[MrChicago2]

I am on a statin too.  I have noticed some major shrinkage as well. I am also on T-gel to get back testosterone; but that contributes to shrinkage as well because your body thinks its making enough T; but it's really not going to the right places.   I am not sure what to do. I was just average size before; and now; I am having difficulty urinating while standing because things just don't get out there far enough.  If anyone can give me advice; (besides sitting to pee) that would be great.  

[olderat60]

My comment about blaming an overweight condition being absolutely rediculous was a bit strong.  Just wanted to appoligize if I offended anyone.  On second thought I would have to agree that in some cases an overweight condition may contribute to this problem.  No one else seems to know, and I sure as heck don't know the root cause.