Penis numb, cant get erection anymore

[Twtwingo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Twtwingo]

Hi there,

I am dealing with a serious issue lately. I would really appreciate your time reading this.

Two weeks ago on a Friday I had sex with a girl twice (early morning and late afternoon). During our second time sex, I had used a somewhat small condom and while taking a shower that night I could see there was still some discoloration on the shaft of where the condom used to be. However, later that night i was still a little horny so i masturbated too. So as i was mastubating and started to ejaculate, my penis got numb and the erection was lost. It felt differently than it usually did. I didnt think much about it as it all seemed fine.

However, after 3 days (monday) I noticed that there hadn't been a lot of activity down there. I hadn't touched it since and didn't feel the need to as there was no response down there. My penis was just hanging there and did not get aroused. It also looked a little smaller..
I tried to get it erected, but that didn't work. However, moments after I had given up, I was thinking about the girl again and noticed i was getting an erection. So i took it out and started to gently stimulate it. But the feeling seemed to be missing and the erection didn't last long.. It was then that i started to worry a little and i decided to give it some rest.

Another 3 days later (thursday) I went to see a urologist as there was no improvement in my situation. The urologist followed the normal procedure and rejected my question about possible nerve damage. I told him I did have occasional night/morning erections, but that i couldn't get it up myself. He told me to het a bloodtest and gave me a caverject injection into the shaft to get my penis erected. Well, that didn't really work but only hurted quite a lot. The result was that my penis had swolen a bit, especially the head. But it was no normal erection.

In the days after, i noticed that my penis got back to its normal size (when not erected). I felt a dull ache in the penis head when touching it. The next monday the blood test results came in and this seemed all ok. The urologist adviced my to take pills to increase peripheral vascularity (to get the blood flowing down there). Furthmore he told me to live healthy and exercise. He also prescribed me some light sleeping pills as I indicated this issue was giving me some trouble sleeping. Still he did not bother thinking about possible nerve injury..

After taking the pills, the dull ache in the head basically disappeared, but the head of my penis started to feel cold most of the time. Still i have regained no feeling of sensation and I can't get my penis erected by fantasy or gentle touches.. My penis looks fine, but it's just hanging there.. It is like the connection between my penis and brain has been cut. I can only feel very superficial touches to the head, but the deeper tissue is numb.

I feel like my orgasm during my last time masterbating had kind of let the head explode and put too much pressure on the head causing the nerves to damage.

It has been 14 days now since this all started and I don't feel I'm getting any real feeling back in there. I have been taking vitamine b supplements for a week now and have tried to eat healthy all the time. Although I'm trying to stay relaxed, I can't imagine living like this for the rest of my life. My entire future has become uncertain.

I know my situation has nothing to do with PE, but this place seems to be the only place to get some advice.

Please, what should i do?

[Jones25 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jones25]

Hey there. Interesting story.

First thing you should know is that various doctors and urologists will be of no help since your situation is not vasculogenic or a low-T case. Those are the only cases they can treat usually. They deny every other cause, because their knowledge is very limited in those areas and they dont want to get exposed.

Anyway, since you suspect its nerve damage the best thing you should do is take lots of REST.

Do not masturbate for at least 2 weeks, and generally do not touch your penis. Look up online for supplements that speed up the healing process and try them.

However, if you also have low libido and urges, i would suspect somehting else to be the cause. And that brain-dick disconnection thing im very familiar with makes me suspicious. So, an important question: Have you ever (even for a very brief period of time) taken any antidepressants, other psych meds, antipsychotics, finasteride, isotretionoin (accutane) or saw palmetto? It is really important to know the answer.

If not, you could also possibly suffer from sexual exhasution, caused by too much sex-masturbation.
Symptoms of Sexual Exhaustion - Cure Erectile Dysfunction

That seems curable with lots of rest and slow reboot of the brain.

Hope your issues end quickly. Let us know how youre doing.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Just rest it for at least 2 more weeks. That means no playing around with it and no keep testing to see if it works or not. You'll be fine if you don't stress out about it. If you stress well then I can't help you.

[newbeginning Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close newbeginning]

I'll tell you my experience. my penis went numb after doing exercises. the whole shaft and the penis head. It felt weird and I couldn't get erections. After a couple of days I began to start getting erections, but not strong erections. After about 4 days I began to get some feeling on the shaft. It's now been 8 days and the feeling on my shaft is now back to near 100%, but the head of the penis still doesn't have all of it's sensitivity back, I'm not sure if it will ever reach 100% again. My erections are now strong again, and now easier to achieve. I thought at the beginning it was nerve damage, but I'm not sure anymore.

My theory is that the tight grip shut off the blood flow, and the penis defends itself by shutting down allowing it to recover. You might of just done too much to your penis, it's basically telling you to calm down. The condom seems to of suffocated your penis of bloodflow, knackering your penis out, and then with your masturbation, it was just too much. I am surprised though that after 2 weeks you haven't got no feeling. You should of seen some recovery by now in my experience.

I really hope you get it sorted.

[Excellator Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Excellator]

I hate those standard issue durex condoms. They're way too tight at the end of the roll. You should order custom ones on the internet that fit your size and only use those.

[billfong250 Member Find all posts View Profile Close billfong250]

yeah i had this thing where i used a smaller condom. if u have girth (im 5.5), use regular magnums. if ur more than 6, use xls. itll most likely go away within a week. if it doesnt maybe ur pelvic floor muscles have been affected. in that case, it would be a good idea to start hans protocol plus internal massage with a therawand. just look at hanstwilights hans protocol thread on the forums

[Twtwingo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Twtwingo]

Hey there. Interesting story.

First thing you should know is that various doctors and urologists will be of no help since your situation is not vasculogenic or a low-T case. Those are the only cases they can treat usually. They deny every other cause, because their knowledge is very limited in those areas and they dont want to get exposed.

Anyway, since you suspect its nerve damage the best thing you should do is take lots of REST.

Do not masturbate for at least 2 weeks, and generally do not touch your penis. Look up online for supplements that speed up the healing process and try them.

However, if you also have low libido and urges, i would suspect somehting else to be the cause. And that brain-dick disconnection thing im very familiar with makes me suspicious. So, an important question: Have you ever (even for a very brief period of time) taken any antidepressants, other psych meds, antipsychotics, finasteride, isotretionoin (accutane) or saw palmetto? It is really important to know the answer.

If not, you could also possibly suffer from sexual exhasution, caused by too much sex-masturbation.
Symptoms of Sexual Exhaustion - Cure Erectile Dysfunction

That seems curable with lots of rest and slow reboot of the brain.

Hope your issues end quickly. Let us know how youre doing.

I'm using vitamine b complex+zinc, vitamine c, and visoil capsules. Not sure if the latter helps, but i thought it was worth a try.

Went to another doc in same hospital yesterday and the only thing he could recommend was to increase my testosterone level since that was a little below average. However, i do have varicocele so that would explain. That came to my mind later.

And no, I have no history of taking any antidepressants or whatsoever. I know these kind of things are usually linked to psychological factors for guys my age (20), but I know myself. I wasnt in any real stressful situation or anything. I know what i feel down there and this doesnt feel normal..
And i only came to realise it days after you know. Since that, yeah i have become worried. Also because there seems to be no one acknowledging my issue really.

The sexual exhaustion thing could possibly explain, as the week before i did masturbate several times and also had sex with the girl too for 3 times.

Thanks a lot for your help

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

Magnum is a poor choice for those with large base girth .

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

What was the testosterone level numbers please.

[Twtwingo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Twtwingo]

I hate those standard issue durex condoms. They're way too tight at the end of the roll. You should order custom ones on the internet that fit your size and only use those.

Yeah, Im from western Europe and I had to go to Taiwan for study. I got myself a few condoms from a national health clinic where I went to get my travellers vaccinations. The only size they had was 54. Now, I did some checking before i left and found that i needed size 60/61. I was surprised they only provided those small sizes. I checked online and found people saying the standard sizes should fit basically everyone.

When I got to Taiwan used all of them and bought a new package durex sensations. These condoms were size 53.

I did have some little trouble maintaining my erection during sex because of the condoms. This seemed logical, but not really troubling. And the sessions didnt last for hours, probably just about 20 min each.

[Twtwingo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Twtwingo]

I dont know, the doc didnt show me.. He said 'just a little below average for this time of year'

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

I dont know, the doc didnt show me.. He said 'just a little below average for this time of year'

Insist on the numbers the docs are arguing amongst themselves over ranges and most get it wrong you need the actual numbers.

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

Yeah, Im from western Europe and I had to go to Taiwan for study. I got myself a few condoms from a national health clinic where I went to get my travellers vaccinations. The only size they had was 54. Now, I did some checking before i left and found that i needed size 60/61. I was surprised they only provided those small sizes. I checked online and found people saying the standard sizes should fit basically everyone.

When I got to Taiwan used all of them and bought a new package durex sensations. These condoms were size 53.

I did have some little trouble maintaining my erection during sex because of the condoms. This seemed logical, but not really troubling. And the sessions didnt last for hours, probably just about 20 min each.

A 54 mm is standard size and fits most people. If you are over 5.5" girth a larger condom is more suitable and could help with eq etc . Look it is a shame but many people just don't know , they think you are on an ego trip. So that doesn't annoy me; what annoys me is when they will not take in the truth and keep insisting you are just being an egotist. Hate to say but there is a lot of them out there and only so much you can do about it .

[Twtwingo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Twtwingo]

So, a little update:

After a little more than two weeks since it all began, I started to feel a tingling sensation down there. First, and strongest, on the right side penis base. Later, I also felt a weak tingling feeling on the left side every now and then. This, for me, was the evidence that I had suffered nerve damage. During that time I went to see a neurologist and got vitamine b12 shots, as well as medication (three pills of vitamine b12, b-complex, and tocopherol (=vitamine e)).

After a few days of tingling feelings, I found my penis was starting to feel aroused again from time to time. I gave it another fews days before I tried to gently masturbate to see if it all worked again. It did, although it wouldn't really get erected a second time. Usually, this would have been no issue at all, but I knew it might still need some more recovering. So I, didnt masturbate untill the tingling had stopped about a week later. Figuring, it might have recovered as much as it could, I tried masturbating again. However, it was the same story: orgasm, but unable to get erected a second time.

The day after, I couldnt get erected either. Two days days after, I started to feel the tingling sensation again. This clearly indicated that the nerves had been damaged again. This makes sense, because masturbating causes the skin to move up and down, thus stretching it.. My penis won't get erected from physical stimulation. Only by watching porn or thinking about sex I can, with difficulty, get an erection.

It seems, recovery is very slowly and I'm afraid it might never get back to normal. If the skin can't stretch without causing the nerve(s) to damage again, how can I ever have sex again? And since I actually only feel the tingling at one side, I'm afraid the other side may be damaged permanently or may have never been developed as much as the other side.

I figure, I'll give it more time and abstain for at least a month. But I also read that nerves need stimulation to recover..

If you got any thoughts on this, please don't hesitate to share them.

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

You have anxiety..