What your penis will look like when you get older

When we age, our body ages too. The natural process will affect all parts of the male body. And your penis is no exception.

Here's what is going to happen to your penis with age:

Shrinks in size

As men age, the amount of subcutaneous fat overlying the pubic bone goes up. That visually makes the penis smaller. However, if you eat properly and exercise regularly, the problem can be avoided. One strong argument in a favor of a healthy lifestyle, isn't it?

Decrease in size will be noticeable during an erection. American scientists from Jersey say that with age, healthy penis cells are replaced by inelastic collagen. It does not allow the blood to fully fill tissue in the penis during an erection.

Another factor that will affect the size of the penis is smoking. In 2015, researchers from Boston University and Northumbria University studied the effects of smoking on the male body and came to a rather disappointing conclusion: the penis of heavy smokers shrinks by 1 centimeter with age. The result was obtained based on an experiment involving more than 70 volunteers.

Gets crooked

Curvature of the penis can occur due to uneven growth of connective tissue. In medicine, this is called Peyronie's disease. The main cause of the disease is often repeated microtraumas of the protein membrane. In most cases, Peyronie's disease is caused by microtraumas received during overly active masturbation or intense sex. Here an inflammatory process comes into play. As elastic fibers are replaced by collagen fibers, the fibrous plaque enlarges to such an extent that the curvature becomes visible to the naked eye. Additionally, an erection can often be painful.

The color changes

The main sexual organ of men gets paler. That happens because of insufficient blood circulation to the glans penis. But adherents of a healthy lifestyle and those who have been spared from cardiovascular diseases are not in danger. Vascular diseases lead to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. Including some on the penile artery. As a result, the vessel that carries blood - the lumen - narrows. That in turn prevents the normal blood flow to the genitals.

Sensitivity decreases

Cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diseases of the nervous system – all this leads to a violation or even complete loss of sensitivity. Another argument in favor of a healthy lifestyle. It is also important to maintain cleanliness and hygiene and not get too involved in rough and aggressive sex.

Less pubic hair

The cause of male pattern baldness is a sharp decrease in testosterone levels, which occurs with age. Hair will fall out not only from all parts of the scalp, but also on the pubis.

Scrotum grows larger

As you get older, your scrotum loses its elasticity and stays in a more slackened position. Women experience a similar process, but only with their breasts. Because of its location, the scrotum is already hanging all the time. And when you are old, there are fewer and fewer collagen fibers, so sagging can be quite noticeable.

Aging is one of the inevitable processes. But do not despair just yet. Moreover, sexual desire among men and women does not go away over the years. That is confirmed by research conducted back in 2016. Scientists from Taiwan stated that men who have sex weekly have a good chance of living up to 80 years.