Causes of penis shrinkage

The penis is an important male reproductive organ, and the length of the penis directly affects the sexual harmony between husband and wife. However, due to some reasons in daily life, the male penis shrinks and becomes smaller. Often at this time, the shrinkage of the penis affects the heroism of men, causing their inferiority complex to continue to increase, and even affects the sexual life between husband and wife. So what are the reasons for the shrinkage of the penis?

There are many reasons that can cause pathological testicular shrinkage, but the most common ones are chronic wasting diseases, endocrine disorders (hypothyroidism and hypopituitarism), persistent high fever, taking large amounts of female hormones, viral orchitis (such as mumps complicated with orchitis), testicular syphilis, etc. These diseases can cause testicular atrophy, resulting in a volume smaller than normal.

The most common type of orchitis is viral orchitis. Viral orchitis is mostly caused by the mumps virus and is mainly transmitted through the blood. It is a common complication of mumps and can cause softening and atrophy of the testicles. If both sides are affected, it can cause male infertility. During the course of inflammation, the epididymis can also be affected. In the past, this disease was believed to be more common in adults, and undeveloped testicles were not affected. However, in recent years, the incidence of orchitis caused by mumps has been increasing, and there have been reports of adolescents and even 3-year-old children. In addition, the incidence of sequelae such as testicular atrophy and infertility, as well as tumors, has increased.

Pathological testicular atrophy and shrinkage is usually caused by the involvement of spermatogonia or spermatocytes in the seminiferous tubules. When these cells atrophy and cannot produce sperm, or are damaged and cannot produce normal sperm, the testicles shrink and become smaller in size. It is often accompanied by infertility.

After learning the above, we know that there are many reasons for penile atrophy, but the specific cause must be found in a regular hospital and treated by a professional doctor. Therefore, male friends who suffer from this disease must be examined and treated in time to avoid family disharmony caused by this disease.