ED / Desensitized glans problems..

[9ers300]

Hello all,

Just wanted get some guidance on an issue that's making my life a living hell. I'm a physically fit, 26 year old male. I've been sexually inactive (too busy with work) for about 4 years now and had been masturbating regularly until a few months ago. When I was active, I could have sex once a day - refractory period was long but sex was satisfying.

3-4 months ago, I pretty much lost all the drive to have sex all of a sudden. No more morning wood, looking at an attractive women won't do anything. I thought it was just a phase and would be over soon and fix itself. Eventually I noticed myself masturbating less and less, from once a day to once a week. Now I've completely stopped it - don't want to do it anymore at all. At the same time, I noticed my penis glans skin becoming really desensitized. I wouldn't feel anything when I touched it - still don't.

I did some research and came to conclusion that maybe two things were happening: low testosterone and skin desensitized from too much dry masturbation.

For testosterone problem: I've always had a good balanced diet but made some changes. Added a lot of greens, protein to my meals. I switched from doing mostly cardio to lifting heavy weights (someone suggested). I noticed some difference after switching the workout. I now once in a while get an erection in the morning...maybe once every two weeks. If I'm in the bed and really concentrate hard on turning myself on (without touching myself), I get an erection that lasts maybe 30 secs to a minute. I thought it was getting better when I started getting infrequent erections but the problem is that it hasn't improved at all from there. Are those rock hard morning wood erections gone forever? Is it just the age? Also, I NEVER get an erection during the day anymore. 6 months ago I was dealing with how to hide my erections at work.. and today I'm having to deal with this..

For skin problem: I picked up a vitamin E lotion that I've been applying everyday on the glans for about 3 weeks. I also started taking Vitamin B that I heard helps with damaged nerves (if there are any damaged). So far there is no improvement on the sensitivity front at all. My glans sometimes starts burning, very similar how our mouth feels when we put toothpaste in it. There are no breakouts or blisters so I don't think it's STDs related or anything (I got checked for STDs a long time ago - all negative). There are, however, minor cracks but I was thinking that could just be normal wear and tear.

I was recently getting very nervous about all of this so I decided to make a stupid decision - go see an escort since I haven't even touched a girl in so long. I saw her only to get a semi-erection.. not even enough to penetrate her.

And that brings me to this website. Pretty nervous about whether I'm dealing with serious ED/Impotency issues here...

Any thoughts on what to do and how to deal with it would be much appreciated.

Thank you, and god bless everyone.

[9ers300]

And yes, masturbation was with porn every single time. That's what killed my drive I think. There was a period where I was going through extreme stress at work, I would masturbate watching porn just to get my mind off of work even though I didn't feel the drive. That's when it started going downhill.

[9ers300]

Thank you solace21 and aging_metalhead for your replies, appreciate your input. Flatline seems to make so much sense! I freaked out 2 days ago when I got nervous and tried to masturbate twice but just couldn't get it up. I feel nothing down there. But that same night when I was falling asleep I got an erection by itself. It seems like my body, both physically and emotionally, doesn't respond to masturbation anymore. Erections are still VERY rare but I guess flatline will take its time. I'll try not to worry too much and give it 1-2 months and see if I notice any improvement. If not, I'll head to the doc.  

[aging_metalhead]

Only one guy's non-medical opinion here, but your symptoms seem very similar to something informally (as far as I know) referred to as porn-induced erectile dysfunction.  I realize you don't mention in your post whether or not you use pornography to masturbate to, but if so, you might want to investigate whether viewing porn regularly has impacted your sex drive first before pursuing any more drastic measures.  There are a few websites out there dedicated to the subject which are non-religious in nature.  Google it.  If indeed it's the case for you, what you're describing is not totally unlike the sexual "flatline" that a lot of those engaged in and withdrawing from masturbating regularly/compulsively to porn experience.

Best of luck.

[solace21]

Hi,
    It appears your change in exercising pattern affected blood flow to your pelvic area. Try restoring back to the earlier exercises and food intake and check if the situation improves. If not, meet a urologist for a detailed check up. Any sudden changes in body's behaviour need to be reported to a doctor for advice.

Solace