Very poor Sensitivity in the penis and head

Hi,

I am in my late twenties, and have had issues with sensitivity for the past 2-3 years... I basically do not feel much during oral intercourse with girls. I only start experiencing real pleasure and feelings about 1 minute before ejaculation. Sometimes I can't maintain an erection for more than 1 minute because I can't feel anything... it is really affecting my sexual life.

I have no "known" medical conditions and I am pretty healthy overall. I run and go to the gym 3-4 times weekly and I do not smoke/nor take drugs.

I have been to 2 different urologists for this problem and no one gave me a satisfying diagnosis...

The first one felt my prostate (for any enlargement) and checked my testicles and said everything was fine. He also asked me some questions about general health and then concluded it was psychological. He said here is some Cialis, take it this week-end and masturbate once or twice per day and see if it does any good. I tried it and it did give me a strong erection but the sensitivity issue was even worse, I could barely feel anything, it wasn't pleasurable at all. Also, during the night I had very hard erections that made it almost impossible to sleep. So I stopped taking it...

The 2nd urologist ran some general health tests and then said that everything was fine physically and that I needed to see a sexologist, because he was pretty sure it was psychological. To be honest he seemed a little bit on a rush and didn't take the time to listen to me ... I thought he was very unprofessional.

I decided to take the matter in my own hands and do my own research online. I found out that nerve damage can cause lack of sensitivity and erectile problems, and it makes a lot of sense to me.. I found out about this test called Bulbocavernosus reflex to check how healthy the nerve is. I tried it today and I felt no contraction of the anus... which leads me to think that I have nerve damage in that region... however, I am not sure if I did the test properly, how hard should I press on the head? Also, should the penis be erect, flaccid or in-between state?

What measures can one take to help heal that nerve? Is there any specific medication for this?

Thanks

[TimUK383]

Try changing your underwear fabric.  Rough fabrics can desenceifpy the head.  Try silk.

[ttt100]

Hi i'm in my midle 20's. I have the same problem with penis sensation and maintainig erection. How often did you masturbate in the past? Did you use porn for visual stimulation? Are you enough arouse with your g/f? Rough masturbation can decrease penis sensations. Maybe you are diabetic? Have you some back problems? I found in another forums, that b6 vitamine sometimes can help...  

[jkd2006]

can masturbation cause this? How is masturbation different from sex?

[Agent0]

hey i have the same problem maybe you fractured your penis or stretched your suspensory ligament. did you go to a neurologist? how is your sensitivity now?

[palpateit]

It's not masturabtion, unless it's too vigorous, or traumatic, it's porn. Internet poirn is not sex, not even close. It is far more stimulating due to the extreme novelty and unlimited gemre.

Nothing moral, only evolution and brain scicence.

On our recovery forums, we have men in their teens with porn-induced ED. Chronic erectile dysfunction is NOT a problem for men under 40 - or at least it wasn't until Internet porn arrived.

If porn caused it -the problem is in your brain, not your penis. ED caused by porn is not psychological, it is structural and biochemical.

Internet porn can become an addiction, and with all addictions the brain changes, or adapts. It does not matter if the addiction is to a substance or whether it is a behavioral addiction, the same brain changes result.

Today's internet porn is nothing at all like our ancestors ever encountered, with the constant novelty and genres of extreme porn. Unlike yesterday's Playboy, Internet porn overstimulates the brain structures responsible for libido, erections, and addiction.

Brain changes include a drop in dopamine receptors in the reward circuitry. Reducing the amount of dopamine receptors decreases your pleasure response to "normal" stimuli. In other words, real-life sexual partners and previous porn won't excite your brain enough to get your penis going. Turning on dopamine receptors is how you get turned on.

Here are two excellent presentations, by a science teacher, on the effects of pornography on the brain. They are non-religious, non-judgmental, and science based.

Erectile Dysfunction and Porn:
http://yourbrainonporn.com/erectile-dysfunction-and-porn

Your Brain on Porn - Porn Addiction:
http://yourbrainonporn.com/your-brain-on-porn-series

Here are two articles on porn-induced ED

“How I Recovered from Porn-related Erectile Dysfunction”
http://yourbrainonporn.com/how-i-recovered-from-porn-related-erectile-dysfunction

As Porn Goes Up, Performance Goes Down?
http://yourbrainonporn.com/as-porn-goes-up-performance-goes-down