Afaik, most ED is caused by being out of shape. The penis is basically a blood balloon, and your heart has to work hard to keep it inflated. If you aren't doing any sort of cardio, you can fall below that threshold. Luckily, that means with some cardio, most of the time it can be reversed
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There are mental effects at play, too. Men can get too anxious or, as I find more probable in anon's case, too used to getting a lot of different visual stimulation
Not even just visual stimuli. It can be visual, sound, a vagina not gripping as hard as his hand, the fact that he always uses the exact same coconut scented nivea lotion vs finding out what actual girl sweat smells like, or even the proprioceptive difference between getting off leaning back in a computer chair supported semi-fowlers position vs actually prone on top of a partner–there are many more sensory inputs at play than one might think.
I'm interpreting your name as relevant
And I think we can safely assume that anon isn't living the healthiest lifestyle
I mean, that much masturbation should probably count as cardio ...
Also, men should do kegel exercises too.
It helps increase erection strength and even size due to increased blood flow, can help with premature ejaculation, and can improve prostate health.
How does one do that?
Someone has already said that it's the muscle you use to stop peeing midstream, but I wanted to add a few other points:
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Once you've identified the muscle, you shouldn't do kegels while peeing, because this can lead to UTIs and an unhappy bladder
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When you do kegels, you should try to only engage your pelvic floor muscles; try to avoid engaging other muscles in your thighs, buttocks or abdomen. Isolating your pelvic floor muscles can be tricky at first, but it gets easier
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As well as improving aspects of sexual function, kegels also help with incontinence. If you practice them now, you'll be thankful for it as you age
Thank you for this wonderful advice. I shall attempt to practice it.
You know how you stop peeing mid pee? That's how. Clench. Hold it for a count of 10. Release and repeat. Do it in the morning and evening to start.
Also worth noting that lack of regular erection can cause shrinkage. Since the tissue can lose part of its elasticity.
It's normally not a problem at all even if you literally never masturbate, due to erections that occur during sleep.
“If you don’t use it, you lose it” was true?!??
It’s normally not a problem at all even if you literally never masturbate, due to erections that occur during sleep.
No. That's not true. But it can shrink if you never get erections. But I wouldn't exactly call getting an erection during sleep "using it"
Ran outta juice, huh? Have you tried ... not being flaccid?
Did you know its actually pronounced flaccid and not flaccid? Most people don't.
What does "ED at 23" even mean in this context? He can only bust 10 times a day now?
Anon probably discovered he can't get hard for actual sex during one lucky opportunity
Erectile disfunction at age 23
Holy shit 12 times a day? How has your dick not fallen off?
they use lube with vitamins, duh
Sedentary lifestyle
Sedentary.
It's probably a diet issue. Maybe they need more Vitamin D? Exercise would prove beneficial. Therapy wouldn't hurt but also wouldn't particularly assist unless it would. Maybe they should try to develop some new and different hobbies to grow as a person. Have they considered eating a higher volume of legumes?
Can you say desensitization?
12 times a day isn't enough to prevent erectile dysfunction.
Let's double those numbers. For science!
Anon broke pp
Thank Ahura Mazda, It's not just me.
Drink more water
I have a theory
Two words: blue chew
You wanna pace yourself. You only get a bucket and half.
That's all I got...