Q&As Other Questions

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

It sounds like you are describing “erectile dysfunction” but I can't really tell you what to do without more information. For example, has your penis stopped getting hard altogether or is it just some of the time? Do you wake up in the morning with a hard penis? Its very common and most people have it at some time in there life. 

It is good to know that you don't have diabetes, cancer or raised cholesterol: other things that can cause a problem include some drugs (both prescribed ones and the illegal sort), smoking and alcohol. Mental health problems like depression and anxiety can also be a cause. Just worrying that you have had a problem with your erection can make it more difficult to get and keep one.

In many cases the problem may be helped by talking to a sexual health specialist, and sometimes using a drug like viagra can be a help too. Usually in a young man like you medication is not needed except perhaps for a very short time and the problem often settles once the reason for it has been identified.

Answered by team member Dr Peter
9th January 2016

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

You can contact us directly for counselling, we assess your needs and arrange a convenient appointment within your locality with one of our qualified independent counsellors, we accept a contribution towards counselling of £15, and each session lasts one hour and costs £40.

Answered by team member Mark
25th May 2009

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

Thank you Sam for your comments, I would however like to point out that STIs affect people irrelevant of their sexual orientation. But I note your comments and will look to made changes in the future to the information held on our website.

Answered by team member Mark
17th June 2009

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

If you or someone you know is being called names, pushed, hassled, threatened, beaten up or having things taken or damaged. Then this be classed as a hate incident or crime. Wiltshire Police define a hate crime or incident as ‘Any incident where it is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.’ If you are a victim of hate crime REPORT IT by call 999 or 0845 408 7000.

Answered by team member Mark
25th May 2009

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

Semen varies enormously in colour and consistency, even for the same person depending on lots of different things The appearance is not a guide to whether you are fertile and whatever it looks like is unlikely to decide whether you can father a child. 

If you are concerned that you and your wife have been trying for a while without success you may want to see your GP to discuss the possible reasons for this. A useful guide is that  you should avoid sex and masturbation for three days before your wife's most fertile time – normally about day 10  of her menstrual cycle – and then have sex on a regular basis for the next few days. It is worth remembering that although we have all heard of pregnancy after a one night stand it often takes up to six months to succeed.

Answered by team member Dr Peter
8th December 2015

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

Hello and thank you for getting in touch with MSH. A lot of men have problem retracting there foreskin. First of all we would suggest over a period of time, to have a hot bath, with plenty of soap, slowly easing it back one day at a time, not all the way, but just a bit further each day if you can. It is important to be able to pull back the foreskin so that you can clean underneath the head of the penis. If you find in a few weeks no progress has been made or you are finding it too painful, we would suggest going to your GP/Doctor and explain this. He would probably prescribe a mild steroid cream to help. Circumcision is an option, but it would be considered a last option once other methods are tried. We hope this has helped your concern.

Answered by team member Matt
3rd December 2013

Response from Men's Sexual Health:

Hello and thanks for getting in touch with us. First of all regarding the colour of your cum/semen. The colour, the smell, the taste and the consistency of the cum is different from man to man, and even in your life time it can fluctuate/change, cum can be white, some can be clear, some can be opaque, some can have a hint of yellow, so please don't worry, your cum is perfectly normal. Regarding your hair, just like cum, in each person body hair is different, some people just develop more than others and it perfectly natural to find hair in all the places you listed, please do not worry. Regarding your penis length, again everyone is born different, and penis's come in all diff shapes, sizes and colours. The issue that you measured it at different lengths is also normal, depending on lot of things, such as how much blood flow is going to the penis and how sexually excited you are, it will cause the penis to vary in size slightly, so again please don't worry. The average UK size is 5.5', and all over the world this varies, so don't worry if you are watching porn and see men with big penis, firstly they could be from another country and in porn generally they only employ people with big penis, a lot of men compare and worry they are not big enough due to watching porn, so please know you are above UK average. We hope this has helped with your concerns, please get back in touch if we can help any further.

Answered by team member Matt
1st November 2013