Retracting penis problem...

[shannonwooten]

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.

[Shirleysteddy]

Shazel1989's comment makes me wonder how many of the folks with retracted penises are circumcised.  I am and I read an anti-circumcision post on Facebook that claimed that retracted penis is unique to circumcised males, but it sounds like Shazel1989's husband is uncircumcised.

[Shirleysteddy]

I never had this problem till I contracted prostate cancer about a decade ago.  It has left me impotent and I've noticed that my penis seems very small.  It's never been huge, but since the prostectomy, it seems tiny.  When I wear very tight underwear, the penis retracts and my testicles seem to go into my body as well.  When I look at my crotch, it could pass for a woman's crotch and it even feels like a woman's crotch (through the cloth of the underwear).  Is this something I have to worry about?  Should I get it out right away each time it retracts, or is it OK to wait for a convenient time.  The tight underwear is something I seem to enjoy.
I was surprised to discover that Even though I haven't had an erection for a decade, I can still have an orgasm, but there is no ejaculation.

[Shazel1989]

I am so glad I found this board, my husband has complained about this problem for the past year and half while he exercised and more recently he says it's now more often. He feels like his penis is poking forward because it becomes swallowed by his foreskin And rests on the top of his testicles.  I was trying to just Google for underwear that will keep him down so he doesn't have anxiety over it. He just told me today that he felt like he was left too much foreskin as a child and he thought that was the cause of the issue. He has no erection problems or changes.

[jlw076]

Have your testosterone checked. I had to stop because of thickening of my blood when it started for me also I'm very over weight in the belly this could be a contributing factor. I'm also just below average in length

[iron_horseman]

I am an ex-GI. I have the same thing and it is caused by anxiety which causes the muscles in the pelvic floor to tighten up. I have been going to pelvic floor physical therapy for a month and a half and see improvement. Mine started 2 years ago with my pelvic tightening problem. If I have a panic attack it really affects this. Deep abdominal breathing seems to help because it relaxes all that anatomy down in the pelvic floor. Something for stress or PTSD may also help..

[The_Music_Buddah]

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