Patient's question:
The patient is 22 years old and has cryptorchidism, with a genital size only as large as that of a 3-year-old boy. In 2000, he had surgery in Changsha. After taking some hormones, there was no noticeable increase in the size of his genitalia. In 2005, he went to the Xiangya First Hospital in Changsha for a check-up. The doctor prescribed methyltestosterone to take for a month, and the genitalia showed a significant increase. During the follow-up visit, the doctor prescribed some traditional Chinese medicine, mainly for nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, which he took for a month. Now, when the genitalia are erect, they are only 5 cm long.Please ask how the treatment should proceed now, whether they can still grow, and whether sexual activity is possible.
Doctor's answer:
Hello: Based on what you mentioned, it seems that there are no special treatment methods available for the current situation. Sexual life does not necessarily depend on the size of the genitalia. The harmony between both partners in sex is primarily determined by a healthy sexual psychology, good neural reflexes, a normal endocrine system, a well-developed circulatory system, and sufficient sexual knowledge, and is unrelated to the size of the penis. Generally, an adult male can meet the requirements of sexual life well after achieving normal length upon erection, and it is not necessarily required to reach a high standard in the mind. The thickness of a man's penis is not the key to improving the quality of sexual life. Excessive and one-sided concern not only hinders the development of confidence but also easily leads to an anxious state, which is detrimental to the performance of sexual function.