I am not a doctor, however I have read much literature on ED, specifically in regards to my own symptoms and have been able to diagnose myself with very minor venous leakage. From what I understand, venous leakage is impossible to fix without surgery. This doesn't mean I won't try!
Venous Leakage: Venous leakage refers to the inability (varying degrees) of the veins of the penis to trap the blood and maintain an erection. Severity of venous leakage varies greatly: severe cases where you are unable to achieve an erection at all, to very minor venous leakage which is only noticeable by the fact that erections are harder to maintain and subside more quickly than normal once pleasureable stimulation stops.
My own personal venous leakage is relatively minor, I just lose my erections much easier than I should. I can maintain erections indefinitely while recieving stimulation, but begin to lose them quickly when stimulation ceases. Once I stimulate the erection comes back, however once stimulation stops the erection begins to decline once again. From what I understand you should be able to maintain a full erection for at least 30 seconds with no stimulation before it begins to decline. Mine begins to decline in about 5-30 seconds after stopping stimulation, meaning I have mild venous leakage but not always.
I would like to know if anybody here feels they have similar symptoms, perhaps of varying degrees of severity. I would also like to hear theories on how to cure this condition. It is generally considered there is no cure besides surgery. Remember: this is a condition where bloodflow into the penis is fine, thus things like ginkgo biloba and arginine may be of little use since the problem is not arterial bloodflow into the penis, but rather too great a venous outflow of the penis.
Theoretical Cures: Even if you have excellent arterial bloodflow into the penis, a venous leak can make maintaining an erection more difficult. Here are some theoretical therapies that may help very mild cases of venous leak which is what I have diagnosed myself with.
1. Use cialis, levitra, or viagra. These drugs appear to be safe as long as they arent mixed with alcohol, and they work! I can maintain erections much more easily and for much longer periods without stimulation while under the effects of these drugs. Being an anti-drug person, it is heart breaking for me to use these drugs but the sad fact is that they work.
2. Accept minor venous leakage, and compensate for it by focusing on pleasure and using positions and a sex style that minimizes reduced stimulation or other things which could reduce erection strength
3. Optimize diet, nutrition, and health. This I have already done
4. Use herbal supplements. Herbal supplements are essentially just drugs that are found in nature. They tend to be much weaker than synthetic drugs, often having no effect at all. Don't fool yourself into thinking natural = safe. Many poisons are found in nature as well. Regardless, it is possible that using blood thinning herbs like ginkgo biloba along with libido boosting herbs like maca, yohimbine, and ginseng along with other compounds such as L Arginine and green tea may boost sexual performance and help compensate for the venous leak. Unfortunately this doesnt cure the problem and is basically just an all natural and weaker version of using a drug such as cialis.
5. Penile exercises to strengthen the penile veins, and train them to close and shut off more blood from escaping. While this is a possibility, I dont know of any science that shows that penile exercises can improve the penile veins ability to trap blood.
6. Boost testosterone. There is a study that shows that testosterone therapy helped a 60 year old man who had a venous leak with low testosterone. Testosterone therapy cured his venous leak. Methods of boosting testosterone could include intense exercise and a diet geared towards high testosterone.
7. Reduce stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. Stress hormones are sex killers. Reducing them may lead to improved sexual function. Relaxation, meditation, and yoga may be effective. Intense exercise releases tremoundous amounts of stress hormones but these usually wear off shortly after exercise is finished so I wouldnt drop intense exercise.
8. Boost dopamine. Being very relaxed, horny, and sleepy can boost dopamine and possibly improve sexual function.
I am personally going to focus on all of these therapies. I will minimize the use of PDE5 inhibitor drug use since I am anti-drug however there is no denying that it is the most effective short term strategy of all and has its place in therapy. My main focus will be on the light penile exercises in a pseudo scientific attempt to improve vein function, along with natural sex boosters to attempt to over compensate for the increased venous outflow by simply increasing arterial inflow to its maximum levels. Questions, comments, and theories are welcome.
Venous Leakage: Venous leakage refers to the inability (varying degrees) of the veins of the penis to trap the blood and maintain an erection. Severity of venous leakage varies greatly: severe cases where you are unable to achieve an erection at all, to very minor venous leakage which is only noticeable by the fact that erections are harder to maintain and subside more quickly than normal once pleasureable stimulation stops.
My own personal venous leakage is relatively minor, I just lose my erections much easier than I should. I can maintain erections indefinitely while recieving stimulation, but begin to lose them quickly when stimulation ceases. Once I stimulate the erection comes back, however once stimulation stops the erection begins to decline once again. From what I understand you should be able to maintain a full erection for at least 30 seconds with no stimulation before it begins to decline. Mine begins to decline in about 5-30 seconds after stopping stimulation, meaning I have mild venous leakage but not always.
I would like to know if anybody here feels they have similar symptoms, perhaps of varying degrees of severity. I would also like to hear theories on how to cure this condition. It is generally considered there is no cure besides surgery. Remember: this is a condition where bloodflow into the penis is fine, thus things like ginkgo biloba and arginine may be of little use since the problem is not arterial bloodflow into the penis, but rather too great a venous outflow of the penis.
Theoretical Cures: Even if you have excellent arterial bloodflow into the penis, a venous leak can make maintaining an erection more difficult. Here are some theoretical therapies that may help very mild cases of venous leak which is what I have diagnosed myself with.
1. Use cialis, levitra, or viagra. These drugs appear to be safe as long as they arent mixed with alcohol, and they work! I can maintain erections much more easily and for much longer periods without stimulation while under the effects of these drugs. Being an anti-drug person, it is heart breaking for me to use these drugs but the sad fact is that they work.
2. Accept minor venous leakage, and compensate for it by focusing on pleasure and using positions and a sex style that minimizes reduced stimulation or other things which could reduce erection strength
3. Optimize diet, nutrition, and health. This I have already done
4. Use herbal supplements. Herbal supplements are essentially just drugs that are found in nature. They tend to be much weaker than synthetic drugs, often having no effect at all. Don't fool yourself into thinking natural = safe. Many poisons are found in nature as well. Regardless, it is possible that using blood thinning herbs like ginkgo biloba along with libido boosting herbs like maca, yohimbine, and ginseng along with other compounds such as L Arginine and green tea may boost sexual performance and help compensate for the venous leak. Unfortunately this doesnt cure the problem and is basically just an all natural and weaker version of using a drug such as cialis.
5. Penile exercises to strengthen the penile veins, and train them to close and shut off more blood from escaping. While this is a possibility, I dont know of any science that shows that penile exercises can improve the penile veins ability to trap blood.
6. Boost testosterone. There is a study that shows that testosterone therapy helped a 60 year old man who had a venous leak with low testosterone. Testosterone therapy cured his venous leak. Methods of boosting testosterone could include intense exercise and a diet geared towards high testosterone.
7. Reduce stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. Stress hormones are sex killers. Reducing them may lead to improved sexual function. Relaxation, meditation, and yoga may be effective. Intense exercise releases tremoundous amounts of stress hormones but these usually wear off shortly after exercise is finished so I wouldnt drop intense exercise.
8. Boost dopamine. Being very relaxed, horny, and sleepy can boost dopamine and possibly improve sexual function.
I am personally going to focus on all of these therapies. I will minimize the use of PDE5 inhibitor drug use since I am anti-drug however there is no denying that it is the most effective short term strategy of all and has its place in therapy. My main focus will be on the light penile exercises in a pseudo scientific attempt to improve vein function, along with natural sex boosters to attempt to over compensate for the increased venous outflow by simply increasing arterial inflow to its maximum levels. Questions, comments, and theories are welcome.
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