{"id":2314,"date":"2013-03-29T17:59:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T17:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gay.blogs.cam4.com\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2013-03-29T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T18:03:55","slug":"does-your-penis-shrink-as-you-get-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cam4.com\/blog-gay\/2013\/03\/does-your-penis-shrink-as-you-get-older\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Penis Shrink As You Get Older?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bananas\"<\/a>Like the rest of his body, a man\u2019s penis changes as hits middle age. And research indicates those changes can include shrinkage.<\/p>\n

With abdominal weight gain common in older men, your penis could be buried under what is known as a \u201clarge prepubic fat pad.\u201d (Sexy, no?)<\/p>\n

\u201cOne way I motivate my overweight patients is by telling them that they can appear to gain up to an inch in size simply by losing weight,\u201d Dr. Ronald Tamler, director of the men\u2019s health program at Sinai Hospital, tells WebMD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just your spare tire that will make your willy look wimpy\u2014there is actual visible shrinkage in a man\u2019s erection as he ages.<\/p>\n

In both length and girth.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s irreversible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a man\u2019s erect penis is 6 inches long when he is in his 30s, it might be 5 or 5-and-a-half inches when he reaches his 60s or 70s,\u201d Goldstein says.<\/p>\n

Why? Two reasons: First, plaque builds up in the tiny penile arteries, which clogs blood flow to the shaft. No less blood to the shaft, less erection. Second, over the decades scar tissue builds up within the tissue around the erectile \u201cchamber.\u201d Again, less blood to the shaft.\u00a0 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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