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Did circumcision ruin my erections?
***I posted this question in Urology as well***
I have a large bulging deep dorsal vein/artery (I don't know which) on my penis. I do know it is "deep" (not connected to skin) and it is dorsal (that is it goes neither left nor right).
It is uncommon; from what I have seen it is somewhat unique. It is almost always swollen even when other veins, ie arms, are not visible. The pressure does not vary greatly. It is rather painful and irritating when it rubs clothing or if I am not sitting right (very frequent) or during other activities, and has been this way for my entire life.
It starts from the pubic area and runs the length of the penis and at the circumcision line it make a ? curve and then abruptly stops. All other penises I see do not have an S curve (possibly because of maximum extension) and they certainly do not bulge the way mine does. All of these other penises have a vein that extend up into the glans (except for one or two). Mine stops abruptly, and has one or two small veins that seem to branch from this point into the glans -- sort of like an afterthought.
Of the few sexual partners, OK THE sexual partner I've been with, she asked why it was like this and it made me somewhat self conscience. I also had difficulty achieving a satisfactory erection -- at times.
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OK, I am circumcised. The GOMCO clamp seem to be the device that was implemented. The mechanism which this device uses puts the clamping close to the deep veins in a way that other circumcisions avoid by doing the cutting sufficiently away from the shaft.
SO seeing that cutting foreskin and not penile anatomy was the premise of the ungainly contraption, could my dorsal vein have been severed?
There is a skin bridge scar and blood spots on the dorsal side, and they kept me for a couple of days. Could this have been an attempt to repair a vein/artery or watch it bleed out?
If ligation of a vein seems plausible, could this cause erectile disfunction, in part or in whole?
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I do have (relatively) very intense morning erections. But these not as achievable otherwise.
I have not investigated Viagra but l-arginine does improve duration.
My genitals are notably darker than the rest of my body except for the glans and what is left of the foreskin.
I have a large bulging deep dorsal vein/artery (I don't know which) on my penis. I do know it is "deep" (not connected to skin) and it is dorsal (that is it goes neither left nor right).
It is uncommon; from what I have seen it is somewhat unique. It is almost always swollen even when other veins, ie arms, are not visible. The pressure does not vary greatly. It is rather painful and irritating when it rubs clothing or if I am not sitting right (very frequent) or during other activities, and has been this way for my entire life.
It starts from the pubic area and runs the length of the penis and at the circumcision line it make a ? curve and then abruptly stops. All other penises I see do not have an S curve (possibly because of maximum extension) and they certainly do not bulge the way mine does. All of these other penises have a vein that extend up into the glans (except for one or two). Mine stops abruptly, and has one or two small veins that seem to branch from this point into the glans -- sort of like an afterthought.
Of the few sexual partners, OK THE sexual partner I've been with, she asked why it was like this and it made me somewhat self conscience. I also had difficulty achieving a satisfactory erection -- at times.
---
OK, I am circumcised. The GOMCO clamp seem to be the device that was implemented. The mechanism which this device uses puts the clamping close to the deep veins in a way that other circumcisions avoid by doing the cutting sufficiently away from the shaft.
SO seeing that cutting foreskin and not penile anatomy was the premise of the ungainly contraption, could my dorsal vein have been severed?
There is a skin bridge scar and blood spots on the dorsal side, and they kept me for a couple of days. Could this have been an attempt to repair a vein/artery or watch it bleed out?
If ligation of a vein seems plausible, could this cause erectile disfunction, in part or in whole?
---
I do have (relatively) very intense morning erections. But these not as achievable otherwise.
I have not investigated Viagra but l-arginine does improve duration.
My genitals are notably darker than the rest of my body except for the glans and what is left of the foreskin.
In the previous post,
I MADE AN ERROR IN THE ABC MNEMONIC: THE C STANDS FOR COLLES NOT CAMPER. CAMPER IS ON THE BELLY SECTION. COLLES IS ON THE PENIS.
CAMPER'S LAYER HAS FAT. COLLES IS DEVOID OF FAT.
KINDLY REPLACE Camper's fascia with COLLES' FASCIA.
RoyT
I MADE AN ERROR IN THE ABC MNEMONIC: THE C STANDS FOR COLLES NOT CAMPER. CAMPER IS ON THE BELLY SECTION. COLLES IS ON THE PENIS.
CAMPER'S LAYER HAS FAT. COLLES IS DEVOID OF FAT.
KINDLY REPLACE Camper's fascia with COLLES' FASCIA.
RoyT
DEAR Sir,
Circumcision as you know involves removal of the foreskin which is at the end of the penile shaft.
What you are describing starts from the pubic area and runs forward.
The arteries take the flow circumferentially and distally to the cavernosa and spongiosum, three "columns" in the penis. These proximal areas at the base of the penis are not affected by surgery for circumcision. A range of other problems can account for the medical problem. A venous malformation can cause the swelling you are describing. An arterial mass is usually pulsatile. Defects in the ABC- Albuginea, Buck's fascia and Camper's fascia layers can cause superficial and deep problems. These are just fibrous layers on the penis.
A visit to and an examination by your Doc (urologist) should put things right. The removal of the problem IS a simple procedure. In the mean time, just don't defraud other men of their life partners ...wives. Get one woman, that you love and respect and who loves you, marry her and then start the sex enjoyment. God will bless you in doing the right things. Believe me, Circumcision did not ruin your penis. RoyT
Circumcision as you know involves removal of the foreskin which is at the end of the penile shaft.
What you are describing starts from the pubic area and runs forward.
The arteries take the flow circumferentially and distally to the cavernosa and spongiosum, three "columns" in the penis. These proximal areas at the base of the penis are not affected by surgery for circumcision. A range of other problems can account for the medical problem. A venous malformation can cause the swelling you are describing. An arterial mass is usually pulsatile. Defects in the ABC- Albuginea, Buck's fascia and Camper's fascia layers can cause superficial and deep problems. These are just fibrous layers on the penis.
A visit to and an examination by your Doc (urologist) should put things right. The removal of the problem IS a simple procedure. In the mean time, just don't defraud other men of their life partners ...wives. Get one woman, that you love and respect and who loves you, marry her and then start the sex enjoyment. God will bless you in doing the right things. Believe me, Circumcision did not ruin your penis. RoyT
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