So is this a thing? I remember measuring my dick in high school and college and being a solid 6” (specificallly remember telling a female friend who was trying to “size queen” me saying her boyfriend was bigger at 6 1/4” and I replied that it was only a quarter inch bigger which is about the same). Anyway, past my 40s been measuring and feeling just as turned on but when I measure it, I can’t hit that 6. Is this something to expect getting older?
Yes, I would like to think it has happened due to all the use like a wore part of a machine. Probably age, I find myself okay with it. Instead of six and a half I’m closer to six maybe five and half.
I measured the other day for the first time in a long time. While Im still 6+ around. Ive shrunk from about 6 long to about 5.
Of course it does, and for a number of reasons. The suspensory ligament in the penis loses elasticity with age, so it cannot stretch as far. Moreover, many medical conditions that present with age involve directly our circulatory system, or indirectly affect it. Anything that impedes blood flow is going to affect the quality and size of a man's erection. If you ever regularly smoked or consumed alcohol, you sowed the seeds of smaller erections years later. Our testosterone levels begin to drop at age 40, on average, and testosterone has a lot to do with our erections, including the size of our erections. They should be at least somewhat smaller as we get older. Lastly, most adults gain weight as they age. Belly fat increases the size of the public pad, and, by itself, does not decrease the size of the penis, but it buries more of the base of the penis, decreasing the effective usable lengths of our erections for penetration. A once-fit man who is now obese in middle age can lose half of the usable length of an average-size penis. His penis is still mostly there, but buried. Whereas he once gave his wife six inches, he's now giving her only three or four. An added one I'll throw out there is theoretically plausible, but not yet proven in any absolute sense, because a lack of sufficient data. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in our environment (building substantially since the 1950s as a result of petroleum-derivative production, use, and disposal) have certainly reduced sperm production. Adult human penises are also getting smaller across the population. It is very likely that six or eight decades of exposure to polyesters and plastics will reduce the size of a man's erection over the course of his adulthood.
Lots of good points. Nerve cells can also get damaged over time. As far as the (forever) plastics are concerned, with more exposure over time and more prevalence in use today, chances are that cancer or other serious ailments gets you before you can worry about your erection size. There was a movie about 5-6 years ago called "Dark Waters" based on a true story (thanks DuPont for poisoning everyone). It was one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
So speaking as a grower - this is all very depressing news… erections were my only hope to fit in with the big boys! If I understand this correctly.., Age? Yup getting up there Smoker? Yup did for forty year (not for 15) Alcohol? Yup even more now that I hear this. Belly fat? Well it’s there but holding my own Pubic pad? Well, puffier than average. Elasticity? It stretches when I pull it I hope that is a good sign ligaments? Testosterone? And we ain’t even seen the results of EDC affects…..? ah screw it, I'm just telling the wife it’s wearing down from all the great sex - she has no one to blame but herself. PS. Want to see a scary story on DuPont, watch “The devil we know” i believe it’s called. That’ll shrink the dick in a hurry…
I can only share my personal experience. I am 79 and my bone pressed length is 6 1/4". As a kid and younger man my exposed erect length was 6 3/4" (I didn't have a clue about bone pressed measuring). I can assume my bone pressed length was a bit over 7". So, yes, my erect length has shrunk with age. However, there is a silver lining to this aging experience. My flaccid length has increased from 4+" to 5+' and my ball sac hangs much lower. Hence, more people see me naked flaccid than see me naked erect and that pleases me. Let them wonder about my erect size.
