Young And Worried About Erectile Dysfunction Posted: 07-07-05 15:39pm
Hello all,
i am 22 years old and have noticed a
problem for the past 2 years or so.
About 2 years ago, I had a double hernia
(one on each side) which was very painful
and because of the hernia I was rarely
able to get an erection while I had it.
Unfortunately, I noticed the hernia (it
felt like a third testicle in the upper
part of my scrotum at first), and never
did anything about it, I just assumed it
would go away. I ignored it for months,
possibly almost a year until it finally
got big enough to the point where I needed
to get it checked out. (it was between
the size of a golf ball and baseball on
one side, the other side was liek a ping
pong ball.) the doctor determined it was a
hernia and I had surgery to have it fixed
a month later.
Ever since the hernia and after the
sugery, I noticed my erections seemed to
be weaker and far between. It seemed to
come and go. I would be able to get a
good erection for a week and then for a
week it would be harder to get one. The
problem seemingly went away for a little
while, but realistically I didn't have a
girlfriend so I wasn't very sexually
active.
Now the problem has come back and it's
getting to the point where it's very
embarassing and my girlfriend thinks it's
her. I'm positive it has nothing to do
with her. For the past two or three weeks
my erections have been weaker and far
between. Sometime I will even lose my
erection during sex or while getting
oral.
Truth is, i'm incredibly embarassed about
this, and I get more embarassed about it
everytime it happens.
I have a feeling the hernia may have
affected my ability to get an erection in
some way, because I ignored it for so long
(6 months to a year). I've read that if
you leave a hernia for a long time, it
could possibly affect your ability to get
an erection like it did while you had the
hernia. I'm wondering if having the
hernia for so long could have affected the
blood vessels and whatnot, or the surgery
could have.
I'm too embarassed to talk to my family
about this, and i'm too nervous and
embarassed to go to a doctor, so I don't
know what to do. I stumlbed across this
message board and had hoped for an opinion
or two.
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leah23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 42 Location: adelaide
Hey Mate Posted: 07-14-05 09:30am
Hey there, first things first stop
worrying bout what your girlfriend
thinks!
If you have told her bout the op and she
cant show you support with this problem
then quite frankly mate she is not worth
the worry. My fiancee had trouble
maintaining an erection when we were first
together and with a lil patience and
understanding on my part it very quickly
solved itself. As you have had these
medical probs in the past though you
should prob talk to your doc... He or she
may be able to shed some more light on the
topic.. Unfortunately I dont understand
quite like a male could but I thought I
would give it a crack... Sometimes it is
just nice to hear ( read) a response.
Feel free to ask me any questions you may
have ( within reason) about the opposite
sex... Being female I may be able to give
you some insight. :)
