This is a bit of a long story so bear with me, there's a TL;DR summary at the bottom
About 3 years ago I noticed my erect penis seemed slightly smaller and I was having trouble getting erections. I went to the doc and they prescribed viagra and suggested it was probably due to the stress of starting a new job. After a few months I got settled in and the issue went away and I was fine.
About 6 months ago I went through a period where I had a large drop in libido and fewer erections due to a medical issue. My penis was also much more shrunken and hard while flaccid and I no longer got random erections during the day and did not masturbate more than once every 2 -3 weeks. I also suspect I did not get any nocturnal erections either and did not experience any wet dreams despite not masturbating.
After the issue was resolved 2 months ago I noticed my erections were about 0.5 inch shorter. The GP suggested it was due to poor cardiovascular health and prescribed viagra but it simply resulted in harder but still half an inch shorter erections. My flaccid penis is also less stretchy and can no longer be stretched out to my previous erect length, only the new shorter one.
I've gone back to the GP and they told me that penises can't shrink and suggested it might be in my head but there's a lot of stuff on the internet about how reduced blood flow can cause the erectile tissue to die off and the erections to shrink and I think this is what has happened during the period of low libido and no erections.
I don't know what to do, I've been told it would be months to wait to see a consultant on the NHS and I can't afford to shop around private consultants.
Has anyone else experienced a similar issue and what did you do?
TL;DR summary: penis shrunk and doctor won't believe me. What do I do now?
About 3 years ago I noticed my erect penis seemed slightly smaller and I was having trouble getting erections. I went to the doc and they prescribed viagra and suggested it was probably due to the stress of starting a new job. After a few months I got settled in and the issue went away and I was fine.
About 6 months ago I went through a period where I had a large drop in libido and fewer erections due to a medical issue. My penis was also much more shrunken and hard while flaccid and I no longer got random erections during the day and did not masturbate more than once every 2 -3 weeks. I also suspect I did not get any nocturnal erections either and did not experience any wet dreams despite not masturbating.
After the issue was resolved 2 months ago I noticed my erections were about 0.5 inch shorter. The GP suggested it was due to poor cardiovascular health and prescribed viagra but it simply resulted in harder but still half an inch shorter erections. My flaccid penis is also less stretchy and can no longer be stretched out to my previous erect length, only the new shorter one.
I've gone back to the GP and they told me that penises can't shrink and suggested it might be in my head but there's a lot of stuff on the internet about how reduced blood flow can cause the erectile tissue to die off and the erections to shrink and I think this is what has happened during the period of low libido and no erections.
I don't know what to do, I've been told it would be months to wait to see a consultant on the NHS and I can't afford to shop around private consultants.
Has anyone else experienced a similar issue and what did you do?
TL;DR summary: penis shrunk and doctor won't believe me. What do I do now?