This question has been sent more than a few times, it seems to be a concern that many guys have when making the decision to add chastity to their sex lives. The average age of readers on this site is in the 55-64 yr old range which seems to be pretty close to the average onset age for ED. I would say that many couples are discovering chastity around the same time as the bodies are starting to go through some changes.
I wouldn't think that locking your big guy up would cause any sort of long term damage but let's do some research together and find out!
According to Mayo Clinic, these are the most common medical causes for a man to experience erectile dysfunction.
- Heart disease
- Clogged blood vessels (atherosclerosis)
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome — a condition involving increased blood pressure, high insulin levels, body fat around the waist and high cholesterol
- Parkinson's disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Certain prescription medications
- Tobacco use
- Peyronie's disease — development of scar tissue inside the penis
- Alcoholism and other forms of substance abuse
- Sleep disorders
- Treatments for prostate cancer or enlarged prostate
- Surgeries or injuries that affect the pelvic area or spinal cord
- Low testosterone
If you are experiencing erectile dysfunction, I would highly recommend that you speak with your doctor to see if there is an underlying condition that may be causing it.…
It seems that indeed erectile dysfunctions as well as the reduction of the size of the penis is a recurrent (legitimate) question for men practicing chastity.
Thank you for this very interesting article.
They are both big concerns for sure!
Long term chastity can cause penile atrophy. The seriousness of the problem obviously depends on several factors. The most impactful of these would be the amount of time spent in chastity, the age of the person being locked and any other mitigating health factors. This is something to consider if ED and size reduction are a problem for you.
Diane
I’ve got a blog in the works about penis size reduction due to chastity so let’s save the discussion for later. Spoiler alert, long term chastity can cause penis size reduction due to penile atrophy that you mentioned. The good news is that penile atrophy can also be caused by decreasing testosterone count and other factors. It is also reversible with time as well. The corpus cavernosa is very spongy and resilient to all sorts of things.
Looking forward to reading that blog, Emma! My penis has been locked for almost 18 months now, with regular release for tease/denial and occasional orgasms, and we plan on going a lot longer so I’m curious what you find. I’ll sacrifice a little penile size reduction though for all the benefits chastity provides us. I don’t plan on leaving this lifestyle and even if I wanted to we would have to weigh the opinions of my women who control my orgasms as their opinions are as valuable as mine.
Emma, As always, a great post!
I am looking forward to the size reduction post now. I have been mostly locked for seven months with only a short weekly release for PIV (mostly 10-15 minutes). The cage is snug so I have stopped getting full night time erections either. But I haven’t noticed any size reduction or ED so far. By when does size reduction kick in?