Men’s sexual health - Penis and Testicular Health

Your Sexual Organ

Your penis has got to be one of the greatest works of God. You must take pride in it, no matter its size or color or any else of its attributes. You must also learn to be its master by getting more acquainted and intimate with it over time. There’s nothing wrong in knowing yourself more, especially if this part of yourself will eventually bring you to extend yourself in the form of a child.

The complexities of your penis are best seen in its multipurpose roles. This shaft of muscle engorged in blood is responsible for your sexual pleasure, reproduction, and secretion of both urine and semen. The end of the penis is called the glans and contains the urethral opening that allows urine and semen to pass. In uncircumcised men, the additional layer of skin that covers the glans is referred to as the foreskin. Going down, the main part of your penis is called the shaft and its entirety is sensitive. An erection only happens when your penis becomes aroused and is filled up with blood while it eventually expands. The human penis does not have a bone, like the most of the reproductive organs in the animal kingdom.

Seeing how complex and important you sexual organ can be, it is important that you maintain your penile health. A few of the tips to you’re your penis in tip top condition is by refraining from tight trousers and tight underwear, synthetic material and heat. The constriction and too much heat affect fertility so better keep those family jewels cool. After all, the testes where designed to be that way, a little away from the body, dangling down, to be kept cool. The scrotum area must be kept 4 degrees lower than the rest of the body temperature. Also refrain from too much hot tubs they have been shown to lower your sperm counts. If you really want it hot, as a prelude to a steaming session of sex you can have a hot shower instead.

Speaking of preludes, though you might think that a glass of your favorite brandy can increase you spirits for a wild night, slow down on the alcohol. This exciting liquid that is so hard for men to resist is know to be of damage to your precious sperms. Also, there are quite a number of drugs that can also affect your fertility, like steroids, cytotoxic drugs and opiates. Refer to your trusted doctor about this especially if you are on any long-term medication. Other than this, you must also avoid smoking for smokers have been studied to be up to half as fertile as those who are non-smokers.