A man has claimed that his penis reduced in size after contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus.
The man who is reportedly heterosexual is from the United States and is in his thirties.
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In a podcast titled ‘How To Do It’ he said that his penis shrunk by 1.5 inches after contracting COVID-19 in July 2021.
Daily Mail reports that the man said this happened due to the vascular damage triggered by the disease.
The unnamed man said that this has strongly impacted his “self-confidence and abilities in bed”.
He said after being discharged from the hospital, his affliction became disturbing.
This was because he was left with a strange case of erectile dysfunction.
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“This affliction was remedied with treatment over time, but to his dismay, the victim found his penis had contracted considerably – a condition doctors told him is likely permanent due to vascular damage in his erectile tissue.
“It comes as a University College London study of 3,400 people found that a shortened penis was a rare symptom among the 200 who developed long Covid,” DailyMail noted.
A study in the World Journal of Men’s Health confirmed that COVID-19 infection can contribute to ED.
According to the journal published by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, endothelial cell dysfunction contributes to ED.
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In his podcast, the man said his penis had shrunk and it “seemed to be left with a bigger problem.”
His words:
“I’m a heterosexual man in my thirties. In July of last year, I contracted COVID-19 and was very sick.
“When I got out of the hospital, I had some erectile dysfunction issues. Those gradually got better with some medical attention, but I seem to be left with a lasting problem.
“My penis has shrunk. Before I got sick, I was above average, not huge, but definitely bigger than normal. Now I’ve lost about an inch-and-a-half and become decidedly less than average.
“It’s apparently due to vascular damage, and my doctors seem to think it’s likely permanent.
“It shouldn’t really matter, but it has had a profound impact on my self-confidence in my abilities in bed.”
