A BIZARRE new penis-lengthening ‘hack’ could actually make your member smaller, doctors have warned.
The trend, known as ‘jelqing‘, involves pulling and stretching the penis while semi-erect in the hope that, over time, it will grow.
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If you want to add extra inches down there, you should speak to a GP about the options available
The idea is that each hand movement slowly rips the delicate tissue and will later form scar tissue that makes it look more swollen, and therefore, bigger.
But the supposedly ‘ancient’ practice puts men at risk of Peyronie’s Disease.
“The disease happens when scar tissue forms along the shaft of the penis,” GP and clinical director of Patient.info, Dr Sarah Jarvis, previously told The Sun.
“It’s usually only visible when your penis is erect but can still be troublesome because it can cause painful erections and make sex difficult.”
It’s the scarring that can make the penis curve and, therefore, look shorter.
Dr Jamin Brahmbhatt, a urologist at Orlando Health, US, told DailyMail.com that jelqing is a “complete waste of time”.
“It can be very painful, and sometimes the scarring can take three to six months or even a year to build up for you to even notice the change.”
Dr Brahmbhatt said that he’d previously had to talk a patient out of hanging heavy balls on his penis to lengthen it.
The expert said he has seen more patients in the past year post-jelq than he usually does, as has Dr Justin Dubin, a urologist from Florida, US.
“I’m seeing it mostly in young white dudes now, both in the office and in the questions I get asked online and from people in my personal life,’ Dr Dubin told PsychologyToday.
“We believe that micro-tears in penile tissue are a potential cause of Peyronie’s Disease (a syndrome of curvature, sometimes extreme, which dramatically affects male sexual function), said Dr Dubin.
“I have men come to me, in my office, and elsewhere, with bruising, pain, and damage to their penises. I’ve not seen men break their penis with jelqing.
“Still, jelqing may increase the risk of developing Peyronie’s in the future, which can shrink their penis, ultimately making their genital insecurity even worse.”
How can I make my penis bigger?
There are no ways to naturally enlarge your penis – but getting healthy can help improve the appearance of your manhood.
The NHS recommends some lifestyle changes:
Trim your pubes – if you’ve heard the saying, “Mow the lawn to make the tree look bigger”, trimming your pubic hair can do that.
Banish the beer belly – losing weight is a great way to make your member look bigger.
Get fit – not only will getting fit make you look better, but you’ll also feel better.
OK, so these tips won’t make your penis physically bigger – it will just make it appear bigger.
If you want to add extra inches down there, you should speak to a GP about the options available.
It’s also a good idea to speak to a counsellor about how you are feeling – often worries about penis size stem from deeper underlying self-esteem issues.
A 2015 global study found the average erect penis length is 13.1cm (5.16ins) while the NHS puts it between 13cm and 18cm (5ins to 7ins).
Recent research suggests willies are 25 per cent larger than 29 years ago, which experts say could be down to environmental chemicals.
The average penis in 2021 was 6 inches, compared to 4.8 inches in 1992.
But as it turns out, men often lie about the size of their penis to inflate their ego.
Blokes allowed to report on their own manhood’s length declared an average which was “dramatically” larger than the norm, a recent study found.
So chances are, your penis isn’t as small as you think.
Willies are 25 per cent larger than 29 years ago