Help With Erectile Dysfunction

[Levator]

Hi,

I have the last 3-4 months noticed that my erections are not that hard or as long as it used to be when masturbating to porn. Its like Im tired of doing it.

Now Im seeing a girl and I notice that I have some performance anxiety - thinking like "will I get hard enough?" or "will I stay erected". So our first time happened during a night after a lot of alcohol intake from us both so that didn't go well for me. While I was warming her up I got a boner a few times. When getting a condom my penis was already reduced. We tried to do something but I had to stop and assure her that it was just me.

It like Im horny from time to time, but the erections or morning woods are not that hard and long as before.

I remember last year I was using some progesterone cream and sublingual DHEA spray for my general anxiety and reducing stress. As I remember I did have very good erections when masturbating back then so maybe I need to refill on precursor hormones. Back then I also got more power at my strength workouts.

Since last year my sleep is much better and I trained more endurance training (2-3x times a week), less strength training, a little bit leaner body mass and less but more regular beer intake.

Im thinking that I need to increase my testo and maintain a good T to estrogen ratio. What to take?
DHEA+progesteron?
Pregnenolone?
Icarrin/epimedium?
Grape seed extract?
Arginin or citrulline?
Panax ginseng?
I have started taking fenugreek, 25 mg zink pikolat and transdermal magnesium.

 

[Elysium]

Grape seed extract? Yeah that.

I started going soft on paleo with strict carb avoidance. That was a massive blow.
Since I went Peat 2 years ago, with lots of sugar, it hasnt happend once. Rock hard.

 

[milk]

Magnesium, T3, cyproheptadine, zinc seem to consistently increase my libido.

 

[brix]

dhea/preg.
Vit A/D/E/K

 

[Levator]

Thanks. What dosages of preg and DHEA do you recommend? I have only the 25 mg tablets. I have only sern the GNC progesterone cream. Is that good?

 

[raypeatclips]

Stop masturbating for a bit, if you do that.

 

[brix]

Thanks. What dosages of preg and DHEA do you recommend? I have only the 25 mg tablets. I have only sern the GNC progesterone cream. Is that good?

I take Pansterone. 2 drops on forearms is about 2-3mg of each.
Seems to help me sustain erections.
Still do not have daily morning erections or random ones.

 

[ecstatichamster]

probably stop masturbating and stop using porn and stop fantasy and things will come back nicely.

Those things are killers to many men's erections and to sexual happiness in general.

I haven't masturbated in years and I have a strong sex drive. It is virtually impossible for me because I don't fantasize, and if I see a sex scene on TV I look away or I defocus my eyes if there is something sexual online or in print.

It takes time but the brain rewires to real sex.

Pressure really makes it much worse, and you have to be patient with yourself. It's best to tell your girl that you are having these issues. A lot of naked cuddling can help. Soft entry is easy to do with a bit of MCT oil as lube, and you can aim to spend as much time as possible in intercourse and it doesn't matter if you're hard or soft. That will get you better a lot quicker.

 

[Elysium]

Stop masturbating for a bit, if you do that.

I disagree. Masturbation is a good conditioning, and if you dont have actual sex several times a week - which I dont get from the OP - it will help you stay in sexual shape. Hormone-wise, physiologically (d*ck)-wise. Esepecially if you have low libido, jerking off several times a week will assure you don't fall of the train. No libido and no masturbation is a road to penile shrinkage, low testosterone and the beginning of the end of your manhood.

 

[Ron J]

I disagree. Masturbation is a good conditioning, and if you dont have actual sex several times a week - which I dont get from the OP - it will help you stay in sexual shape. Hormone-wise, physiologically (d*ck)-wise. Esepecially if you have low libido, jerking off several times a week will assure you don't fall of the train. No libido and no masturbation is a road to penile shrinkage, low testosterone and the beginning of the end of your manhood.

What about the prolactin spike? And any reference?

 

[Elysium]

What about the prolactin spike? And any reference?

Reference is my own meandering experience. Which is along the lines of what Peat himself has said, that unused penis will shrink.

Regarding prolactin - yes, going through life without sex or orgasm is one way to do it, if you prefer the pursuit of low prolactin, as opposed to the pursuit of happiness and joy in life.

 

[Dante]

I disagree. Masturbation is a good conditioning, and if you dont have actual sex several times a week - which I dont get from the OP - it will help you stay in sexual shape. Hormone-wise, physiologically (d*ck)-wise. Esepecially if you have low libido, jerking off several times a week will assure you don't fall of the train. No libido and no masturbation is a road to penile shrinkage, low testosterone and the beginning of the end of your manhood.

@Constatine :)

 

[Elysium]

Pressure really makes it much worse, and you have to be patient with yourself. It's best to tell your girl that you are having these issues. A lot of naked cuddling can help. Soft entry is easy to do with a bit of MCT oil as lube, and you can aim to spend as much time as possible in intercourse and it doesn't matter if you're hard or soft. That will get you better a lot quicker.

Sorry Ecs, I know youre an older fella so I understand where youre coming from, but what your suggesting is utterly unrealistic for a young or mid age guy who just wants to be able to go at it. 'Soft entry with mct oil'? Cuddling? Telling a girl you have these issues? Must have been a long time since you dated. What youre describing is resignation, and that isnt what people with these issues usually look for. They need a fix, not to figure out how to do it soft.

 

[mujuro]

Try cyproheptadine. Any time my serotonin is high my libido and erectile performance gets crushed. I think excessive sympathetic tone makes my body too tense for relaxing sex. Remember that sex is parasympathetic activity and if you're stressed, anxious or fearful, your penis isn't going to cooperate. Neurological causes aside, the paranoia over performance is a positive feedback loop, and I found in most guys who I've talked to it starts to appear when they actually begin to love. No longer are they lustful with simple horniness or having a good time - now they actually want to please her in a deep and lasting way. This poses a great threat to the ego if you fail. If you're pursuing a strict sensate-oriented sexual experience (physical stimulation) which most people do without realizing, not only are you missing out on intense emotional gratification, but you're shooting yourself in the foot by setting an imaginary finish line and then pressuring yourself to reach it. Most guys have less trouble getting an erection during fellatio, and even less trouble during cunnilingus. Ask yourself why that is.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Sorry Ecs, I know youre an older fella so I understand where youre coming from, but what your suggesting is utterly unrealistic for a young or mid age guy who just wants to be able to go at it. 'Soft entry with mct oil'? Cuddling? Telling a girl you have these issues? Must have been a long time since you dated. What youre describing is resignation, and that isnt what people with these issues usually look for. They need a fix, not to figure out how to do it soft.

You are so wrong but I am. I am not going to argue with you. Every sentence is wrong.

 

[Wagner83]

No libido and no masturbation is a road to penile shrinkage, low testosterone and the beginning of the end of your manhood.

I sort of agree with this ideologically, however my personal belief is things fall into place when diet/digestion/sleep/social life are on the right track. I noticed that first hand with me, I could not get hard for a long time despite being young and looking healthy, it took time but slowly I'm getting back on the wagon. It's possible that too much porn is damaging, lots of reports on that , some people do well though.

. They need a fix, not to figure out how to do it soft.

That mentality makes young lads take viagra and cialis , others pro hormones, herbal supplements, dht etc..

 

[brix]

That mentality makes young lads take viagra and cialis , others pro hormones, herbal supplements, dht etc..

The day that I forget about these supps and diet just to have average libido/erection quality will be the best day.

 

[raypeatclips]

I disagree. Masturbation is a good conditioning, and if you dont have actual sex several times a week - which I dont get from the OP - it will help you stay in sexual shape. Hormone-wise, physiologically (d*ck)-wise. Esepecially if you have low libido, jerking off several times a week will assure you don't fall of the train. No libido and no masturbation is a road to penile shrinkage, low testosterone and the beginning of the end of your manhood.

He is seeing a girl (penis is being used) and has issues getting hard, you can find many people on the internet talking about penis issues from over masturbation and in poor health I think the amount of times to reach "over masturbation" is low.

In my opinion and experience, people in good health can masturbate without issue, but over masturbation, or when things are out of whack, masturbation can be detrimental for a time.

Where are you getting no masturbation = low testosterone?

What did you mean by it is good hormonally to masturbate? I've read a few things saying masturbation increases prolactin, which would only exacerbate the issue, as well as zinc lost through semen. I don't think anything you have said is true.

 

[Elysium]

Endocrine effects of masturbation in men. - PubMed - NCBI

A research on the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men. - PubMed - NCBI

 

[raypeatclips]

Endocrine effects of masturbation in men. - PubMed - NCBI

A research on the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men. - PubMed - NCBI

Did you read the studies? The second one says when not masturbating on the 7th day testosterone rises. Which agrees with my point that people could feel better by limiting masturbation and coincides with my experiences. I also don't think once a week is over masturbation really, which is what I keep warning against. Of course it all goes down to how people feel. I am sure some people wouldn't feel good masturbating even once a week before their health improved.

With the first one, my interpretation on the study would be that the rise in positive hormones was a response to control the rise in negative hormones, as the study you mentioned helpfully tells us cortisol and estradiol, the beneficial ones rise to the stress to control the situation.

As I have said before I am not saying, in my opinion, masturbation is a negative thing for people with robust health. Not unlike people that can eat a whole pizza and beer and digest it perfectly. For people with poor health I think masturbation is an added stress to the system.