A man in his thirties noticed that his penis shrank by 19 cm after contracting COVID-4. Urologists say the infection can restrict blood flow to the penis and that “covid penis” is a real problem.
- Scientists are still researching the long-term effects of COVID-19. It turns out that they also affect the health of men, namely their penises
- Urologists confirm that the “covid penis” is one of the effects of COVID-19, most often it is erectile dysfunction as a result of limited blood flow
- One of the men shared in a podcast dealing with the topic of sexuality that his penis shrank by 4 cm, due to COVID-19
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In the last episode of «How to Do It. Sex Advice with Stoya and Rick »A man in his XNUMXs revealed that he struggled with a long-term side effect COVID-19 — a reduced penis. Previously, his penis was supposed to be “above-average” size, and as a result of falling ill with COVID-19 in July 2021, it was to be reduced by nearly 4 cm.
“It looks like it’s caused by vascular damage, and my doctors seem to think it’s probably permanent.” — passed in the letter read in the program.
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Blood flow restriction
Indeed, urologists have noted that COVID-19 infection affects male reproductive organs. In November, a group of urologists warned that the disease could cause erectile dysfunction in some patients and called for men to get vaccinated.
In contrast, a small study published in August 2021 found that some people who suffered from erectile dysfunction after COVID-19 infection had virus particles in their penis. The study authors wrote that the infection may have restricted blood flow to penis.
Also in May, researchers saw a link between COVID-19 and the male reproductive organs. Researchers in Miami studied samples taken from the penises of convalescents. It turned out that SARS-CoV-2 detected in the tissues was responsible for the disorders erection.
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Dr. Charles Welliver, urologist and director of male health at Albany Medical College, told Slate online magazine that there are treatments for “covid penis”. Although it was initially thought that erectile dysfunction medications could help, penis erection pumps appear to be more effective. Thanks to these devices, blood flow is stimulated.
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