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My penis retracts two thirds of the way inwards when i become angry, nervous or during fear. could recurrent priapisms be the reason behind this?

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NO: Priapism is an exceptionally prolonged,often painful erection. Psychological factors such as anxiety, stress, depression, anger, frustration, etc will cause quite the opposite effect: penis reteats or retracts.

Answered 8/7/2015

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