Prolonged erection
Prolonged erection or priapism is an erection that last longer than 4 hours due to injection of agents used to improve erections less commonly from viagra Cialis or Levitra (vardenafil) some people with sickle cell can have priapism.
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A 46-year old asked:
Can prolonged erections be painful?
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A 45-year old asked:
Which drugs can cause you to have a prolonged erection as a side effect?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Cialis gives me prolonged erections when I'm sleeping only. Relieved by going to the bathroom or standing up for a while. Would prolonged nocturnal tumescence cause me injury (since I'm asleep, I don't know how long it lasts) ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I am experiencing prolonged erection. I took 500MG of Viagra by mouth 4 1/2 hours ago.
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A 23-year old male asked about a 28-year old male:
Was with my gf.Had a prolonged erection without ejaculation yesterday, today i masturbated, saw blood in whole semen, im scared, serious?I hav prostatitis
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A 22-year old male asked:
Had a prolonged erection, on and off, for 2hrs while reading erotic novel, did not ejaculate. Have soreness, achiness in perenium and occasionally in testicle for 1 week now and has not gone away. I have not ejaculated in 1.5 months. What to do?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can excessive masturbation cause heart problems? Is it due to blood going to the penis instead of the heart when there is prolonged erection of penis?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have type II diabeties, not having prolong erection ?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have type II diabeties, not having prolong erection, how or what should I do to fix this problem?
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A 49-year old asked:
For what reasons might the blood not clot in the penis during extended erections?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I was told I have a small varicocele on my left scrotum. Can this increase in size? I sometimes have a dual pain in that location with a prolong erection. Can this be the cause?
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A 53-year old male asked:
Nocturnal erections (on waking with full bladder) more uncomfortable and prolonged since prescribed doxazosin. Any risk of priapism here?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have an swelling at neck of my glans penis after prolong erection aroung 5 or 6 hours without ejaculation. There is no pain in it, But it is disco?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Have lingering pain in my penis from a prolonged masturbation session two weeks ago. Nothing visibly wrong, but a burning discomfort through the shaft and glans, even when flaccid. Erections have been painful. ?
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A male asked:
Cannot hold an erection?
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A 33-year old male asked:
How to get strong erection ?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why won't my erection go away?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do thoughts cause erections?
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A 47-year old asked:
How to relieve painful erection?
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A 22-year old asked:
How come I can't get an erection?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can I strengthen my erections?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes men to get an erection?
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A member asked:
It's hard for me to get an erection?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can help controlling erections?
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A 29-year old asked:
How can I keep my erection for longer?
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A 40-year old asked:
What to do to have a harder erection ?
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A 39-year old asked:
What to do if I have erection problems?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it normal to have morning erections?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Is there any way to increase erection size?
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A 44-year old asked:
What in your body is the cause of erections?
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