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Open
your mailbox and you’d see a deluge of unsolicited mails in which
marketers are trying to sell bizarre medications to you. In fact, as
desperate as they are, they even offer free testing kits so that when
you experience the pleasure of the result, you can then order for one.
Ours is an age of mega everything — you
now have mega cars, mega mansions, mega noodles pack, and other things
in-between. While we may not have much against owning a mega car or mega
mansion, for instance, how do you figure out a product that claims to
give men jumbo-sized reproductive organs, with the promise to make them
bedroom tigers overnight?
The products claim they could elongate
men’s stuff by up to four inches at a go, with longer and harder
erections to boot! Worse still are the unethical advertisements for
these products in public places — markets, motor parks, and even at some
swanky shopping malls.
And in this age of so-called alternative
medicine, charlatans have capitalised on the craze for “organic”
everything — medications inclusive, even when they lack scientific
basis. They claim to have in their arsenals certain herbal preparations
that can give men the wonder length. All the seeker needs to do is drink
and then be ready to mate like a lion.
The medications — which may be in form
of lotions, oral application like pills, or some so-called exercise that
have no scientific backing — promise “unbelievable” results within a
short period. Yet, men might as well believe that the results are truly
unbelievable, considering that scientists have pooh-poohed them.
Granted that men are passionate about
their reproductive organ, it becomes bizarre, though, when marketers
make them paranoid about size, such that it impairs their reproductive
and mental health.
Physicians say apart from the
psychological problems that plague men when it comes to this part of
their anatomy, male organ enlargement market flourishes mainly because
the desire for a bigger organ is both a preoccupation and a source of
concern for many men.
Scientists note that a number of studies
have shown that most men who think their penises are too small actually
have normal-sized organs, and that many men just have an exaggerated
idea of what constitutes “normal” penis size.
Anatomically, the average male organ
measures somewhere between three and five inches (or about eight to 13
cm) when placid; and between five and seven inches (13 to 18 cm) when
erect.
Physicians say a male reproductive organ
is considered abnormally small only if it measures less than three
inches (or about seven centimeters) when erect — a condition termed
micropenis.
Experts say there are some treatments
for male impotence that charlatans might capitalise on. Dr. Olubodun
Agbemeyede says, for instance, vacuum devices are often used to treat
impotence. He says the device works by forcing blood into the male sex
organ, enlarging it in the process. He explains, however, that the
result lasts for only 24 hours and could therefore not be touted as
capable of giving any man an imaginary size down there.
Agbemeyede warns, though, that when used
without medical supervision, the blood vessels can rupture, leading to
swelling and pain.
As for those who tout male organ
exercise, Agbemeyede says this is one part of the male anatomy that does
not contain any muscles and that there are no exercises or massage
techniques that will enlarge it as marketers may want anybody to
believe.
Professor of Anatomy and Reproductive
Endocrinology, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, explains that subjecting the male
organ to any form of enlargement might primarily be to improve blood
circulation to it under certain medical conditions. In this case, he
says, it is the increased blood circulation that enlarges the organ
naturally, and not any spurious lotion, pill or cream.
He agrees that some supplements (names
withheld) and some minor amino acids can help in enlarging the male
organ, but that they are not advisable.
Agbemeyede says whoever wishes to
experiment with such medications must keep in mind that male enhancement
pills do not permanently increase the male organ size, neither do they
permanently provide strong erections.
“If you don’t take these pills after a
few days, your reproductive organ will begin to shrink back to its
original size and you will need to take another dosage to boost the size
afresh,” he deposes.
Ashiru spares no word in condemning this
trend. For one, he swears never to perform male organ enlargement on
anyone because it is not only this organ that gets enlarged, but
associated ones as well.
Ashiru says, “I will never do it because
it will also lead to the enlargement of other organs like the prostate
gland, which can be extremely harmful.”
He warns men that it is not the length
of their reproductive organs that is important but their ability to
produce good and viable sperm necessary for procreation.
A surgeon, Dr. Deinde Durotade, says surgery does give permanent solution for enlargement of the male organ.
“Through surgery, the male organ can be
visually enhanced, usually by just over an inch. The surgeon will cut
the ligaments that hold the penis in its usual position and this allows
it to descend. Weights, or stretching devices, are then used for a few
months to effect a permanent increase in size,” Durotade says.
He warns, though, that the procedure
might result in scar tissue. And, despite the euphoria that the patient
may feel initially, the result may also dampen the mood, as Durotade
explains, “The erection will point down, and the base of the penis will
be hairy, giving a far from smooth result.” Yuck!
He also says urologists may be hesitant
to perform this type of surgery unless there are sound therapeutic
reasons. Indeed, scientists say the need for penis enlargement surgery
is rare, and that it is typically reserved for men whose penis doesn’t
function normally because of a birth defect or injury.
Men who have tested and proved these
medications talked about their experience, but the majority of them say
it’s not worth the trouble. Dan (no surname) says after he took certain
medications for enlargement, he came down with splitting headaches and
his doctor later diagnosed him as having high blood pressure. While the
effects of the drugs still subsisted in his system, Dan says, he felt
pains in his penis and testicles.
“I didn’t need a doctor to tell me to discontinue the suicidal adventure,” he confesses.
Another respondent who refuses to give
his name says when he took the medication as prescribed, he did not
notice any increase in size, though he did have firmer erection.
Dennis says the whole claim is a fraud
because, “All along, you already have this thing in you. I mean,
naturally, when your organ is erect, it increases in size because of the
blood flow. So, what have they done except to steal your money by
another means?”
As for the end receivers of male
enhancement, the women polled say it’s a crazy venture that no woman
should encourage her partner to take. They are of the view that male
organ size is much lower on the list of priorities for women than such
issues as a man’s personality and financial capability.
Are the men listening?
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