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Not that it matters, but for obvious reasons I write this post under the condition of anonymity. My particular problem was never much of an issue because, for the sake of my religious faith, I'd sworn off sex and the like for...(you don't want to know how long). My wedding day is 6 months off and I'm worried.
As long as I can remember, I've been liftin weights/running/swimming/whatever else is painful and makes me sweat because, frankly, it's fun and I get off on the natural high. I'm one of those people who've been blessed with an ability to lose tons of weight, put on tons of muscle without much of an effort, and a decent physique, but not without paying a steep price. In short (no pun intended), whenever I start adding muscle or just go on an exercise binge (doesn't matter what it is), my ability to maintain an erection is severely compromised, I lose a great deal of sensation (I would estimate at least 50%), size, and vascularity. Imagine what sitting in an ice bath for an hour would do to the male member, and that's basically what happens to me (sans the ice). Provided that I stay relatively inactive, I'm actually fairly well-endowed and don't have the above issues. Start working out and I'm Richard Little all over again.
For a while, I thought the problem was dehydration, so I doubled my efforts to stay hydrated, without any effect. I do think it has something to do with blood flow because the effects of exercise are, literally, instantaneous. My working hypothesis is that I have some form of "pelvic steal" syndrome (briefly, "pelvic steal" is typically seen in guys with vascular problems; when engaged in sex, the act of thrusting via the gluteals, etc., literally "steals" blood flow from the already damaged penile vessels). I highly doubt my vessels are compromised; thus, I assume that the extra muscle simply draws too much blood away for me to function as I should.
As a future E.R. doc, this isn't something that I'm well - versed in, but to my urology bretheren, what would you recommend? Thanks for reading.
As long as I can remember, I've been liftin weights/running/swimming/whatever else is painful and makes me sweat because, frankly, it's fun and I get off on the natural high. I'm one of those people who've been blessed with an ability to lose tons of weight, put on tons of muscle without much of an effort, and a decent physique, but not without paying a steep price. In short (no pun intended), whenever I start adding muscle or just go on an exercise binge (doesn't matter what it is), my ability to maintain an erection is severely compromised, I lose a great deal of sensation (I would estimate at least 50%), size, and vascularity. Imagine what sitting in an ice bath for an hour would do to the male member, and that's basically what happens to me (sans the ice). Provided that I stay relatively inactive, I'm actually fairly well-endowed and don't have the above issues. Start working out and I'm Richard Little all over again.
For a while, I thought the problem was dehydration, so I doubled my efforts to stay hydrated, without any effect. I do think it has something to do with blood flow because the effects of exercise are, literally, instantaneous. My working hypothesis is that I have some form of "pelvic steal" syndrome (briefly, "pelvic steal" is typically seen in guys with vascular problems; when engaged in sex, the act of thrusting via the gluteals, etc., literally "steals" blood flow from the already damaged penile vessels). I highly doubt my vessels are compromised; thus, I assume that the extra muscle simply draws too much blood away for me to function as I should.
As a future E.R. doc, this isn't something that I'm well - versed in, but to my urology bretheren, what would you recommend? Thanks for reading.
