Men's Insecurities

 

Have you seen the commercials for the latest treatment for Peyronies Disease (PD)?

This is touted as "the only FDA approved non-surgical treatment." The worse part? Like The Young Turks (TYT) video confirms, the commercials scare men into thinking natural curvature is something to worry about.

Ridiculous. A curved cock is quite normal.

Regardless of the direction it curves.

Xiaflex was originally used to treat contracture of the hand muscles called Dupuytren's Contracture, and then abandoned by Pfiser after poor sales. The Swedish company that developed it took it back and rebranded the use to target men's insecurities over their penises.

Here's the PD process taken directly from BentCarrot:

"Treatment involves a series of injections given by trained urologists in their office. When paired with gentle stretching and straightening of the penis, XIAFLEX is proven to help reduce erectile curvature."

"3 separate office visits required. 1st injection. A 3-day wait. 2nd injection. A 3-day wait. The Healthcare Provider will stretch & straighten your penis. Then a 6-week regimen of at home stretching and straightening."

So, basically...jelqing. For an average 35% improvement.

"Penile fracture (corporal rupture) or other serious injury to the penis. Receiving an injection of XIAFLEX may cause damage to the tubes in your penis called the corpora. After treatment with XIAFLEX, one of these tubes may break during an erection. This is called a corporal rupture or penile fracture. This could require surgery to fix the damaged area. Damage to your penis might not get better after a corporal rupture."

Well, isn't that terrific - it's 99.9% likely a fracture is what caused the PD in the first place.

"Do not have sex or any other sexual activity between the first and second injections of a treatment cycle.

Do not have sex or any other sexual activity for at least 4 weeks after the second injection of a treatment cycle with XIAFLEX and after any pain or swelling has gone away.

XIAFLEX, for the treatment of Peyronie's disease is only available through a restricted program called the XIAFLEX Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program."

[Bolding is theirs from the website. So is the mixture of fonts used in the quoted sections.]

No sex for at least four weeks after the second injection. That includes masturbation. No jacking off, boys. Do they give you medication to ward off the wood? Uh...nope. Why?

"Gently straighten your penis 3 times each day. At least 1 time each day when it is erect unrelated to sexual activity (spontaneous erection)."

Guys, first of all, do not confuse natural curvature with a severe bend.

Fullmoonma wasn't able to add his photo to his comment, so I've added it here.

A severe bend is one which might inhibit any normal sexual activity.

And can be corrected with surgery --- with (basically) the same amount of recovery time.

Second, steroid creams are also FDA approved and don't require a needle in the cock. It may take longer, but...no needles in the cock. And you don't have to avoid sex.

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Tomorrow, Feb 5, marks one full year since Phil (AOM) left us. He brought so much love and light to the blogosphere and to the world. I wanted to take a moment of remembrance. He used his blog to promote body positivity ~ the beauty of the male body.

❤️ "Hugs, licks, and strokes, bro." ❤️

Cock Competition

Men are competitive. And that never changes over our lifetime. It's innate - built into our phyche - it's part of our hard-wired brains. And the competitiveness doesn't end on the playing field or at the office door when we leave at night. From the very first time we see another guy's willy - no matter who it's attached to, no matter if it's hanging flaccid as an over-cooked spaghetti or standing up full, hard and proud as can be, no matter where we get to see it: men's room, gym locker room or showers - we compare it to our own.

And we always want to be the bigger man. And, it would seem anyway, unless we're King Dong, we all would welcome a bigger dick.

There are so many different approaches: Pills and creams - which don't work guys! Sorry, but science disproves the theories; it's a placebo effect. Vacuum Pumps: Which, according to a variety of urologists who've studied the effects of these things, do work. But be prepared for the long, long haul, because short-term it's temporary. Cock-Stretchers: Which, according to scientific studies can actually damage your dick.

Then, there's Jelqing: An (by all accounts) ancient middle-eastern enlargement technique passed from generation to generation and... works! The best thing about this is it doesn't cost you a dime, doesn't require an embarrassing trip into the local adult toy store or the "plain brown packaging" for delivery to your doorstep.

There are a few things you need to be aware of if you're going to try this. 1. Always warm up your cock before starting. Use any form of warmth that works best for you: Wrap it in a heating pad (on low!), wrap it in a wet, warm towel. 2. Never, never, never do this with a full-on boner! This technique uses the blood within your shaft to stretch things; if your cock is already ram-rod stiff you won't be able to stretch the tissues without doing damage (and who wants a damaged dick?).

3. Use lube. Either water-based or oil-based doesn't matter, but never use soap or shampoo which can dry the skin or irritate the urethra. While it is possible to do this without lube, you can damage the skin of your pecker with abrasions.

With either an over- or under-hand motion, place your thumb and forefinger in the "OK" sign. Place them at the very base of the shaft. Using a moderate pressure, stroke up toward the head. Repeat using oppposite hands for 5 to 10 minutes (set a Timer, guys, because it is possible to overdo it!).

Last and not least: Don't expect huge gains. According to the reasonable-sounding information I was able to find on this, the typical increase will be approximately 1 inch in length. Reasonable expectations won't provide disappointment in results.

I strongly suggest you stay away from contraptions being sold on many of the Jelqing websites. The possibility of doing damage is increased. Again, the idea is to increase the size of your cock - not hurt it beyond repair. And though many urologists are probably familiar with every Big Dick Gimmick out there, think of the embarrassment of having to drop your drawers and tell the guy you broke your boner ability trying to make it bigger!

Can you imagine how easy it would be to place too much pressure on your shaft?

Overall, I'd really suggest you be happy with what you've got. If you do want to pump up the size of your pecker, be cautious when using any technique. Be gentle with your genie and he'll always be happy to reward you with a good, solid, nut draining boner.

 

 

 

 

BTW, Faithful Reader Johann asked for a post on this. I'm always happy to accomodate these kinds of requests. If you have a question you'd like answered, or if there's some aspect of cock care you'd like me to cover, feel free to ask!