Young man after contracting coronavirus, penis is 1.5 inches shorter, doctors say it’s a real side effect
It is well known that infection with COVID-19 That can affect the health of an infected person even after they have recovered. However, a case of an American man in his 30s revealed that side effects were found. the penis is shorter It’s probably an extremely rare case.
anonymous man Tell that story through podcasts. How to Do It Identified that he was a real man in his 30s and had contracted COVID-19. In July 2021 and is quite ill.
An anonymous young man revealed that after leaving the hospital he had an erection problem. until needing treatment and the symptoms keep getting better However, the young man has a problem that will stay with him forever: “The penis shrinks shorter than before contracting the coronavirus”
“My penis has become shorter. Before I got sick, I was bigger than average, not huge, but bigger than normal male standards. But now my penis has shrunk to about an inch and a half and has become shorter than the standard size,” he said. It also stated that Doctors consider it a problem with vascular damage. and expected such problems to be permanent
“It shouldn’t matter. But it affected my confidence and ability in bed,” said the anonymous young man.
Dr. Ashley Winter, a urologist in Portland, USA, describes the condition as: The shortening of the penis is a domino effect of erectile dysfunction.
Dr. Winter said it was true that having erectile dysfunction led to a shortened penis condition. The time when the penis is not erect and full of blood supply can result in a scar, leading to a shortening of the penis.
Dr. Winter further explained that erectile dysfunction that leads to shortening of the penis occurs when there is a physical cause. But if the problem of the penis is not hardened Caused by anxiety or depression will not shorten the penis in any way.
In addition, Dr. Winter also revealed that the COVID-19 virus Can enter the blood vessels of the genitals and cause damage to occur. For example, the research studies found Fragments of coronavirus in the penis of two men with erectile dysfunction after recovering from COVID-19.
This case is a research study published in World Journal of Men’s Health (World Journal of Men’s Health) reported cases of both men. that the penis was able to have a normal erection before being infected with COVID-19 But seven to nine months after the infection, the two men had to undergo penis transplant surgery to correct the problem.
The University College London study, published in the journal Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine, looked at the “long-COVID” symptoms, or side effects of cattle. long term There were 203 related symptoms in 56 countries, with nearly 5 percent of men having the condition. The size of the penis shrinks, while about 15 percent of men report having difficulty having sex.
Dr. Winter said the shortening of the penis still has treatments such as “penis straightening” therapy, a vacuum pump device. It is a physiotherapy method that is often used to treat people with small penises. and is used to treat patients with erectile dysfunction to prevent long-term problems.
In addition, Dr. Winter suggests another option for anonymous men is to accept the size of their own penis.
“The size of the penis doesn’t judge a person. And most of the dissatisfaction with the length of the penis over time has been a matter of self and not a partner’s problem,” said Dr Winter.