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Retracting penis problem...

Before I say anything... let me say that this isn't a problem that is just in my husband's head! I have had 2-3 woman say that they have seen their husbands/boyfriend  problem with their own eyes... and I have too!


Whenever my husband gets nervous, anxious, or his adrenaline starts to pump... his penis starts to retract into his body. When running or exercising, he is constantly having to 'pull' his penis to keep it from retracting. I have googled this and others have told me that this is called "Penis Panic" which is a disorder saying that it is all in a guys head.

I don't believe there has ever been any reports on a penis retracting and never coming out... but it makes my husband uncomfortable knowing its retracting and has to adjust himself.


Does anyone else have this problem or know someone who has? I posted this about a year ago and I received 6-7 messages saying that they or their husband/boyfriend has it and they haven't found any answers to it either.

My husband went to the doctor and of course the doctor didn't have any answers.
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Hi, I googled penis retraction and found this thread, this started happening to me probably about 8 yrs ago. I am 51, While most of the time its just a neausance...but it has stopped me from doing some things in life that i enjoy doing...Did Dr.Lue have anything else to say about it? Its easy to say just dont think about it.....just wondering if theres anything else to do...? thanks
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Hi, I googled penis retraction and found this thread, this started happening to me probably about 8 yrs ago. I am 51, While most of the time its just a neausance...but it has stopped me from doing some things in life that i enjoy doing...Did Dr.Lue have anything else to say about it? Its easy to say just dont think about it.....just wondering if theres anything else to do...? thanks
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I have had this problem since childhood. My **** doesn't seem to enjoy being "outdoors".  This ****** is very happy being inside me more than I care to say. And I don't have the slightest idea of what to do about it.
Until I got here, I thought that it was just "me", or "that's normal".  Kinda like George on Seinfeld...
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Thanks in advance for listening.  I know how you feel.  I too have shrinking penis.  I am 62 and overweight.  Have lost 14 lbs so far. Hypertension cholesterol, sleeping issues etc. I finally got tired of popping all those pills twice a day.  Went to an accupuncturist/herbalist and decided to try the herbal approach to weight loss figuring that losing the weight to a proper weight will help if not completely rectify the shrinking penis and ED. I picked up the herbal on Friday and it is now Tuesday and lost 4 pounds.  Also got rid of all carbonated drinks (goodby Diet Coke) and all processed foods.
I used to have a respectable size of 6" many years ago.  Now I am lucky to get 2 3/4 inches erect.  but soon as I penetrate I lose the erection. Seem erection is a lot about blood flow.  Also have Pyronies (bent penis) in a spot.
Here is what I do.
Place a heating pad over the genitals for 5 or more minutes.  Then give myself a Lingham Massage (used in Tantra) using quite a bit of Essential Oil of Japanese Mint mixed into the grapeseed oil.  Look up Tantra and Lingham Massage (male genital massage) on the internet and give him one. The goal of Lingham massage is to relax the penis and increase blood flow.  The goal is not to orgasm and ejaculate but if it happens that is fine too. Then you can ask your hubby to give you a Yoni massage (female genital massage) and you can have a fun intimate time together.
My wife doesn't really get motivated to help so I do it myself.  You could do it for him.
Here is my herb mixture:
Dandelion 7 grams
Codonopsis 7 grams
Astragalus (root) 7 grams
Piora Five herb formula
These are put in gelcaps take 3 pills - 3 times a day about 3 hours before or after food.
I have the penis that retracts into the body and the foreskin covers it.  I too need to adjust. When i go to the bathroom I need to remember to pull the penis out and stretch so head is past foreskin so I don't go all over the place.
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I experience this as well.  I can go from 6"flacid one moment to 1" the next.  It is very uncomfortable when small and requires frequent adjusting.   Over the years I have tried strech exercises I have read about online but they never worked.  The only solution I have found for this is to use a silicone **** ring around my testicles which pulls some of the flacid penis material down and keeps my penis is from retracting to an uncomfortable size.  

After doing this for a year and a half I rarely find it retracting to a painfully small size but it does retract.  I use the ring now only when needed and found I could only wear it for a short time in the beginning as it was painful after a short time period until my body because accustomed to the ring.

This condition continues to happen if I am anxious, angry, cold or enter water.  However it rarely is a big issue anymore, other than cold water.  I have found that the retraction has no effect on the size of the erect penis but can be embarrasing when flacid.  Hopefully my experience will help.
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It has been happening to me since I was a skinny 18 year old kid, and it only used to happen when I was lifting. But now it happens constantly (I am 40) when I am lifting, running, etc. and especially when I am stressed.  

After so many years, I have concluded that it has to do with different factors; overall penis length being the single biggest factor. This problem probably won't happen to a guy with a 7-8" ****. But my **** is like 3" soft, not to mention that I am 50 pounds overweight, so it practically disappears into the abyss of belly fat. Which I guess I just have to live with it.

My sex drive is **** these days but I can still perform and have an organism, and I have 2 children. But walking around it's basically a turtle's head 1/2 the time.

I can't say it hasn't affected my self esteem. I'd be lying if I said it didn't.
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