Penis Has Actually Shrunk

I remember decades ago as a young teenage lad, reading a letter from a problem page from a woman complaining that her boyfriend was too well endowed at 7.5 inches and thinking ’ I hope I grow a really big one’, but I didn’t. My penis was 5.5 inches long measured along the top.

For years I hoped for more but could never kid myself I had a 6 incher, it was always 5.5, under average.

I hadn’t measured my penis in a few years, but when I joined this group I measured it again. To my shock my penis has actually shrunk. It is now just 4.75 inches long? This is not a joke. I am not trolling. Can penis’s shrink? I thought they were supposed to grow continually all life long, hence old men always having bigger ones. I have not gained weight recently. I have not yet begun any enlargement exercises

Out of curiosity roughly how old are you, it might just be reduced EQ which jelqing (carefully for a while) will improve with quick results. I suggest you look up the EQ thread and jelq 101. I like gprent’s advice of: penis health comes first - gains will follow.

Maybe you are measuring differently now then before. Or like Czepa says could just be difference in erection quality.

when i was 18 my penis was 6 3/4 inches long when i turned 42-43 somewhere in there my penis was only 6inches long bone pressed , now i know how to read a tape measure been a carpenter most of my life . So yes your penis can shrink over time . Many factors can play into this . Alot of people get caught up in the idea are PE gains permanent well what i had naturally wasn’t so in my opinion nothing is permanent if you don’t use it or exercise it. Oh by the way got it all back plus a 1/4 inch in length. Hope this helps .

Mine shrank

I am currently 66. I was about 6.25” when young. About a year ago it had shrunk below 5” With some rudimentary stretching and jelqing I got it back to 5.25” . I then bought an extender and discovered Thunders. 10 months later I am 6.5” on a good day. I extend, jelq and recently started dynamically pumping. I believe poor EQ caused the shrinking and my PE has reversed my EQ decline. I also take a bit of L-Arginine and cycle some so called test boosters (eg Tribulus and Horny Goat weed) . Not sure these boost testosterone but they do make me feel hornier.

Czepa, I am 40 now. I have not noticed any reduction in EQ. Erections come easily, repeatedly in the mornings; there’s no softness to them - they are full erections; and orgasms are easily acheived. I think it just is a real shrinkage. Ahem, I’ve noticed repeatedly whilst using public toilets that other men’s limp penises are longer and thicker than mine (we all look don’t we!) thanks.

Well I’m smaller than most when flaccid, but bigger than most when erect. I prefer to be a grower than a shower. Girth matters, but I think you would gain well to combine some flaccid stretches with the newbie routine, I suspect your confidence can be regained with a little bit of focused effort.

Cheers.

Are we talking about bone pressed or nonpressed length? If these are nonpressed measurements, then the difference could be an increase in body fat.

Good point. I was talking bone pressed.

Yes the ‘shrinkage’ could also be due to a bigger fat pad. I forgot to mention, kegeling is an important part of a PE routine. Good luck @Yantari and read plenty of info -know the indicators of overworking and injury

It’s my understanding that, as we get older, the ligaments will sometimes tighten up if they aren’t stretched periodically. This would result in some shortening, but it should be easy to undo with a few months of newbie stretching.

when i was younger yes i was smaller weight wise if the facts were to be none vividly i probably did not bone press back then , but i assure when i was 42-43 and 25lbs heavier i bone pressed to try and get every bit of measurement i probably could and still ended up at 6. So if the facts were to be known my shrinkage was probably more than 3/4 of an inch not less. Yes it can shrink beyond a shadow of a doubt. And yes you can get it back , in my book a gain is not a gain till you grow past your numbers of your youth, to be fair and honest with ones self. Yea i could say i grew an inch but who would i be fooling , not you , but me.