A 33-year-old member asked:
Will applying benzocaine on my penis help me maintain my erection longer?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Can help to prolong: Sex act prior to orgasm & thus prolong erection.
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Dr. Lewis Margolisanswered
50 years experience
Anesthetics on Penis: Applying a local anesthetic to the penis will decrease sensitivity. So you may last longer than usual.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Would applying benzocaine on my penis help me maintain my erection?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Gary Roachanswered
Anesthesiology 44 years experience
It numbs: It would deter from getting an erection in the first place, but it's numbing effect may delay ejaculation.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Vein-like lumps on each side of penis, not discolored, and not big, can't maintain or hold erections, sometimes get pain with erections.What is this?
Dr. Andris Radvanyanswered
27 years experience
Needs a doctor: I am uncertain as to what the vein like lumps on the sides of the penis other than veins perhaps clotted. The fact that you are an 18Y.O. Male and ca... Read More
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A member asked:
Mild to moderate pain when penis is flaccid..Dont get pain on erection, middle shaft thining, hard to maintain erection, urologist said is not pyronies!
Dr. Gregory Lewisanswered
Urology 46 years experience
See answer: Peyronie's disease is usually associated with a palpable lump in th penis; new-onset curvature of the penis with erection; and/or pain in the penis wi... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
I've noticed that I have trouble maintain an erection during sex. I have pinched nerves in my legs. Is it possible they are stopping blood to my penis?
Dr. Gregory Lewisanswered
Urology 46 years experience
See answer : On the basis of the history you provided, it is more likely that any erectile dysfunction in your situation would be related directly to the "nerve" p... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Pain in the legs, groin, perenium, and penis. Pain greatley increases for several days after orgasm. Penis is tense and uncomfortable, even when flaccid. Difficulty maintaining erection. Difficulty maintaining blood in corpus spongolusm?
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
You need an exam by a Urologist. Good luck
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Answered Feb 22, 2023
A 31-year-old male asked:
Hello! It's about 5 or 6 years ago I've masturbated too much and from that time i've noticed that my penis cant erect properly and if its erected i cant maintain erection. And my ejaculation pressure is almost finished and my sperms quantity Very low?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Give it some rest. Masturbation per se does not have ill effects on health. If the symptoms persist, you should consult a urologist.
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