Erections help keep your penis healthy - use it or lose it!

Erection problems are common as men get older. And they're something no man welcomes.


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"When you get erectile dysfunction, there's this stigma of 'I can't perform, I'm not a man anymore' and it's quite damaging," says specialist Dr Doug Lording, who has worked in the field for more than 30 years.

When it comes to a healthy penis though, the principle of 'use it or lose it' seems to apply.
There's even the idea that older men could perhaps use sex as a way to reduce their odds of developing erectile problems in the first place.

But does regularly having sex really help a man avoid developing erection problems?

While there's no, ahem, hard proof, the answer is quite possibly yes, says Lording, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Monash University and an andrologist at Melbourne's Cabrini Hospital.

"I think it probably does, but I don't think it's a proven thing. I don't think there's been enough work done to say there's conclusive evidence that's the case."

It's certainly true however that "getting erections helps keep the penis healthy" he says. But whether sexual intercourse has benefits for the penis over and above those provided by a man's normal night time erections, or by him masturbating, hasn't been tested.

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Men's erect penis size depend on method of arousal

The average American man's penis is 5.6 inches (14.2 centimeters) long when erect, a new survey of 1,661 men finds. The study, published online July 10 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is relatively consistent with the results of prior surveys of penis size.

In the new study, Debby Herbenick, a researcher at Indiana University, and her colleagues asked 1,661 men to measure their penis's length and girth for the purposes of fitting for a condom. (The men submitted their data online.)

At the time of their measurement, some men were with partners or "a friend," although most employed a DIY method for attaining an erection. Moreover, all erections are not created equal, the study also found.

Different methods of obtaining an erection may lead to different size measurements — men in the study who became aroused through oral sex reported larger penis size on average than those who attained erections through fantasizing, Herbenick said. "We don't know if that means that when men have oral sex that it's more arousing and they get a bigger erection, or means that men who have bigger penises could be getting more oral sex in the first place," Herbenick told LiveScience.

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Get an erection by wearing this condom

New condom to boost your erection

Things are pointing up -- ahem -- for the CSD500, the so-called "Viagra condom" from British pharmaceutical company Futura Medical, and for Reckitt Benckiser PLC (the makers of Durex-branded condoms have exclusive gobal rights to bring the CSD500 to market) after the condom was recommended for Conformité Européenne (CE) mark approval today in the European Union. CE marking is a mandatory step before the condoms can be placed on the market in the 29 countries known as the European Economic Area.

Futura Medical specializes in transdermal delivery of active ingredients within the fields of sexual health and pain relief and has been working since 2008 to seek approval to bring the CSD500 to market. Because of the product's pharmaceutical properties it must be approved as a "Class III medical device with an ancillary medicinal substance."

The condom contains a medicated gel substance in its tip that has been demonstrated to dilate the arteries and increase blood flow to the penis, resulting in "the maintenance of a firmer erection in healthy men during intercourse whilst wearing a condom, increased penile size and a longer lasting sexual experience for women," according to a 2008 study.

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Various treatment for erectile dysunction

Viagra not the only solution

Some men with erectile dysfunction can't get an erection at all. Some men can get an erection, but it doesn't last long enough or isn't firm enough to have satisfying sex.

For many men, erection difficulties are caused by a physical problem. An injury, illness or problems with your hormones can all cause erection problems. Some medicines have side effects that can cause problems, too. Your emotions, such as stress, unhappiness and depression, can also play a part.

Men who have erection problems often don't like to ask for help, but there are good reasons for seeing a doctor. First, there are treatments that can help you. Second, erection problems can be an early warning of other health problems like diabetes and heart disease. Few men with erection problems will have these conditions. But your doctor may suggest tests to check for them, just to be safe.

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Check how hard is your erection

You can now rate your penis erection hardness

EHS rates the hardness of erection on a scale of one to four, with four being the maximal score. The language used is simple and direct, so that men with ED can use the scale to assess the severity of their condition and to monitor the impact of treatment. A score of 1 indicates that the penis is larger than normal, but not hard; 2 means the penis is hard, but not hard enough for penetration, 3 means the penis is hard enough for penetration but not completely hard, and 4 indicates that the penis is completely hard and fully rigid.

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