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[Takedown]

Here is the full, verbatim quote from the EverydayHealth article you cited:

Fair enough, and with your final points, it can be concluded that impotence regarding ejaculation from a grand view can be multifactorial. Adminttingly, I ommited the role of cardiovascular and nervous system health (in which medication plays a direct role) in my initial post but believe that to be common knowledge. However, at the molecular level, the level that is most directly manipulated, the picture is more clear.

First, the points regarding mechanical training goes without saying. One can be trained to respond better by sensitizing and desensitizing; that is just a matter of neurons adjusting to higher and lower action potential thresholds from repeated stimulation. Much like pain thresholds can be altered, pleasure thresholds can also be altered.

The points attributing impotence to mere "psychological causes" do seem incomplete. It's not fair to just say, "it's psychological. " This does not really identify a root cause of the issue, namely imbalances in molecules directly involved in ejaculation such as dopamine and serotonin.

Here's an article that tries to explain, as completely as possible, the physiology of ejaculation and orgasm to the anatomical and molecular minutiae:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002008/

While science has yet to explain all of the intricacies of ejaculation physiology, on a molecular level what keeps popping up is the positive role of testosterone, dopamine, and norepinephrine and the negative role of serotonin and high dopamine thresholds.

What's most important here is that the final stage of ejaculation, the payoff if you will, is that ejaculation is directly modulated by norepinephrine (explained above) which in turn is modulated by testosterone (supported below):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20492973/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22282243/

[McAdonis]

As a result I don't even jerk off much at all anymore nor do I see Austin hookers; save it all for my journeys.

You are probably correct about overall health and bad sleep being the problem. But a multi-pronged approach to fixing the problem cannot hurt.

When you say "not much at all anymore", it's not clear what your longest periods of abstinence have been.

For what it's worth, those guys on those porn addiction forums advocate minimum of 90 days "reboot" period. This means abstinence (no porn, no masturbation, no orgasm). https://www.nofap.com/rebooting/.

Perhaps a less extreme, modified version of reboot would be better. Just quit porn. Just quit jacking off. And try to hold it until your next sex trip. If you experience withdrawal, than see one of your Austin hookers.

[McAdonis]

"if he has clinically low testosterone or is suffering from depression his body may not respond to sexual stimuli and he may not be able to experience orgasm".

Here is the full, verbatim quote from the EverydayHealth article you cited:

"This sexual desire, or libido, is key in kicking off the process that will lead to orgasm. If a man has no sex drive for example, if he has clinically low testosterone or is suffering from depression his body may not respond to sexual stimuli and he may not be able to experience orgasm. ".

The fragment "if he has clinically low testosterone or is suffering from depression" is a subordinate clause in the above quote, so it modifies the statement immediately preceding it ("if a man has no sex drive" In other words, people with clinically low testosterone or depression will have no sex drive. KK's sex drive appears healthy. I don't think he is chatting and playing cards with his gypsies inside the zimmer.

If testosterone is slightly below average or average, then likely it would be other factors that are in play. In fact further down the page on the EverydayHealth article, it lists some:

"Some men can have problems reaching orgasm. These most often stem from psychological factors; for example, they are still affected by a traumatic event or a restrictive upbringing, or they have fallen into masturbation patterns that could have conditioned the body to take longer to orgasm. However, the problem also can be caused by certain medications or by a neurological or cardiovascular disease, or by having surgery where nerves are cut".

NHS article cites psychological causes especially when DE is situational (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ejaculation-problems/):

"Delayed ejaculation can suddenly start to happen after previously having no problems, or (less commonly) the man may have always experienced it. It can occur in all sexual situations, or only in certain situations. For example, you may be able to ejaculate normally when masturbating, but not during sex. When ejaculation only occurs in certain situations, there's usually a psychological cause. ".

WebMD's lists medications, nerve endings and masturbation technique as possible culprits (https://www.webmd.com/men/features/o...ation-problems):

"There are lots of different reasons for delayed ejaculation. Some medicines -- like antidepressants -- are common culprits. For many men, it's age. As we grow older, the nerve endings in the penis become less sensitive. 'When the reflexes slow down, it takes longer,' Keesling says. 'Another thing that happens with age is that your erection ability goes down too, so it becomes more difficult to ejaculate without a full erection. " You may also have a hand in your delayed ejaculation problem. By adopting a masturbation technique that involves intense pressure, friction and speed, some men train themselves to respond to a level of stimulation no partner could duplicate -- at least not without coaching, which the man usually is reluctant to provide. ".

Some men have DE not situationally. In fact one monger told me that due to his health problems, even by his own hand, it will still take him 30 minutes to orgasm.

To your point about peer-reviewed medical articles, I think I found a good one. There are some snippets that cities studies that testosterone which support your point, but also masturbation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002008/.

"Perelman and Rowland identified three factors that disproportionately characterized patients with DE: (I) high frequency masturbation (age-dependent, with a mean of greater than 3/ week); (II) idiosyncratic masturbatory style; (III) disparity between the reality of sex with a partner and preferred sexual fantasy during masturbation. They defined an idiosyncratic masturbatory style as a technique not easily duplicated by the partner's hand, mouth, vagina, or anus. Furthermore, those authors noted that many men with DE engaged in a pattern of self-stimulation that was notable for its speed, pressure, intensity, duration, and specificity of focus on a particular 'spot' of sensitivity in order to produce orgasm / ejaculation. In this way, they preconditioned themselves to possible difficulty in attaining orgasm with a partner and, as a result, experienced 'acquired' DE".

[ExpatLover]

I actually thought recently due to shit performances that I had low-T went to the doctor and tests came back quite the opposite. It was mental and combo of poor diet, not enough exercise the usual suspects (insomnia too) . In 2016 on one of my trips I managed at Mainhatten / Oase in 7 days to cum 21 times (3 times per day) all in rubber bags but now in the same time frame including playing naughty Gypsy style bedroom games finishing 21 times in 7 days isn't even in the cards. This is due to overall health I think and bad sleep. My doctor even told me going to Germany once a month or every five weeks than coming back to the USA jetlagged for days and never getting back in to my routine going to the gym than eating like shit and sleeping bad all take a toll over the months than next thing I know it is time to pack my bags again in fact I have yet in close to two years per my housekeeper / friend to even fully unpack my items! The only organized thing in my house is my passport, charge cards, European two pronged adapters and Euros are all in order the rest of my house looks like an apartment 5 Gypsies might share in Greater Dietzenbach! I (well he) thinks the nonstop journeys are taxing on the body; which is why I have been reading the Medellin boards in great detail to locate a destination to combine Germany with in my own backyard and that place is fucking cheap! Combine the two I could with great fortune never be in Texas for more than two weeks (three max) consecutively as the constant ' coming and going' no pun intended is taking a toll physically and in turn I think with my performances. From the time I land to the time I come home I always seem fatigued there (and here); seems I am always on the run..

Sex is in the head, no need to take any blue pill that will only disturb the libido more. Keep fit, few alcohol, no drug good sleeping and everything will be fine, I prefer 1 nice room per day than 3 or 4 rooms without coming just to spend money with prostitutes.

[Takedown]

And since this forum now includes Psychology 101 I will add my shrink told me to stop Ambien for a week and replace it with 10 MG Melatonin and the last few nights I haven't slept so good since September 2016 when I discovered what a Gypsy was and went to bed exhausted, elated and excited for what my future held. Perhaps the in-house medical staff can evaluate ' Does one really need ED Drugs or is it mental' and ' The effects of too much ED Drugs'.

All psych / mental root causes eventually manifests in a measurable molecular culprit, sleep included. Other hormones to measure would be cortisol levels, a heavily psych influenced hormone that would lead to sexual dysfunction. As far as Testosterone levels, what is important is Free testosterone, make sure your doctor clarified what level was high, free or total. For me my free was significantly in a lower percentile than my total.

Cardiovascular health is obviously important as if you have plenty of supply, it doesn't matter unless you have highways to deliver them.

[Takedown]

And eat aphrodisiacs such as tomatoes erc. I know I shouldn't say that in here because the FKK clubs tend to run out of tomatoes withing a few minutes after they put them up. LOL.

That's not going to do crap. If you have sexual dysfunction, eating tomatoes, oysters, yada yada won't do anything. Urban legend like drinking orange juice when you're sick.

[Kosher Kowboy]

According to this low testosterone means lower sex drive and lower semen volume. https://www.healthline.com/health/lo.../warning-signs.

"Experts note that low testosterone levels, which affect about 5 million American men, can also result in the release of less semen during ejaculation. Although it doesn't affect your ability to have an orgasm, some men may find a decrease in the volume of ejaculate troubling. " https://www.everydayhealth.com/mens-...tosterone.aspx.

A lot of sex tourists have told me they can orgasm 3-6 times a day watching porn. At the clubs, some of these guys pop zero per day. Or manage like five per the whole week. So I suspect KK is confident that he can physically achieve more orgasms. He is simply disappointed in the number of orgasms he has inside FKK rooms, relative to the number he can achieve watching porn. I could be wrong. He can correct me if that is the case. I have heard that some porn watchers just "edge", which if I understand correctly is to masturbate but never orgasm.

I actually thought recently due to shit performances that I had low-T went to the doctor and tests came back quite the opposite. It was mental and combo of poor diet, not enough exercise the usual suspects (insomnia too) . In 2016 on one of my trips I managed at Mainhatten / Oase in 7 days to cum 21 times (3 times per day) all in rubber bags but now in the same time frame including playing naughty Gypsy style bedroom games finishing 21 times in 7 days isn't even in the cards. This is due to overall health I think and bad sleep. My doctor even told me going to Germany once a month or every five weeks than coming back to the USA jetlagged for days and never getting back in to my routine going to the gym than eating like shit and sleeping bad all take a toll over the months than next thing I know it is time to pack my bags again in fact I have yet in close to two years per my housekeeper / friend to even fully unpack my items! The only organized thing in my house is my passport, charge cards, European two pronged adapters and Euros are all in order the rest of my house looks like an apartment 5 Gypsies might share in Greater Dietzenbach! I (well he) thinks the nonstop journeys are taxing on the body; which is why I have been reading the Medellin boards in great detail to locate a destination to combine Germany with in my own backyard and that place is fucking cheap! Combine the two I could with great fortune never be in Texas for more than two weeks (three max) consecutively as the constant ' coming and going' no pun intended is taking a toll physically and in turn I think with my performances. From the time I land to the time I come home I always seem fatigued there (and here); seems I am always on the run.

As to Porn I really do not watch much at all anymore, should I? I have read much about ' the death grip' if one jerks off too much to porn or no porn that your cock might get adjusted to different ' grips' than when in some girls mouth or pussy (rubber bag or not) the grip can feel different and non-performance can be an issue. As a result I don't even jerk off much at all anymore nor do I see Austin hookers; save it all for my journeys.

I also think (or I need to research) that high dosages of Viagra exceeding the 100 MG ' by miles' per day over a course of 5-10 days might have some impact but I didn't want to tell the doctor this as not to have my Rx reduced.

And since this forum now includes Psychology 101 I will add my shrink told me to stop Ambien for a week and replace it with 10 MG Melatonin and the last few nights I haven't slept so good since September 2016 when I discovered what a Gypsy was and went to bed exhausted, elated and excited for what my future held. Perhaps the in-house medical staff can evaluate ' Does one really need ED Drugs or is it mental' and ' The effects of too much ED Drugs'.

[Pistons]

Heh, if cumming is a problem, then why not quit smoking?

And eat aphrodisiacs such as tomatoes erc. I know I shouldn't say that in here because the FKK clubs tend to run out of tomatoes withing a few minutes after they put them up. LOL.

The diet is very important, and doing some weightlifting too. Especially when you go beyond 30 years old.

[Mongerer88]

As-salāmu ʿalaykum, Canary! This should be asked more, as we are the ones funding the system. For a good discussion, see these posts from a couple of years back:

http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...79#post1407079


Also if Mongerer88 recommends some escorts to you, these girls are probably not independent either. Often there will be a girl with quite ordinary looks selling an hour of her time to locals for 50 euros: then an agency will find her and hawk her to naive tourists at 150/ HR.

It was good that you finally revealed your Northern African heritage to everyone.

I went to Morocco once and was appalled at how women can't go to a customer's hotel room, and the incall places can basically only be found by consulting a tout.

I don't think you know how the independent scene works in far Western Europe and North America where women are free to post ads, communicate freely and move around unobstructed.

The review system works and is best if there are a lot of reviews. When you have posted reviews you tend to stereotype an entire scene based on your experiences with one escort, and sometimes you did not even name the one you did not like.

Women are, fortunately, not all the same. And no two experiences will ever be exactly the same. A lady might like one guy better than the next guy, largely based on whether she liked him. The key to the review system is to find posters a guy has a lot in common with and read his posts for recommendations. They are relatively more likely to find escorts they both enjoy.

You and I have nothing in common, so reading each other's posts is futile, and we are unlikely to enjoy the same sex workers. I only responded because you brought my handle up for some reason.

[Takedown]

"Experts note that low testosterone levels, which affect about 5 million American men, can also result in the release of less semen during ejaculation. Although it doesn't affect your ability to have an orgasm, some men may find a decrease in the volume of ejaculate troubling. " https://www.everydayhealth.com/mens-...tosterone.aspx.

A lot of sex tourists have told me they can orgasm 3-6 times a day watching porn. At the clubs, some of these guys pop zero per day. Or manage like five per the whole week.

Health websites that are not peer reviewed are not to be trusted. Here are articles from the same websites that contradict yours.

"The fuel for the process leading to orgasm is testosterone.

"if he has clinically low testosterone or is suffering from depression his body may not respond to sexual stimuli and he may not be able to experience orgasm".

Surgeries or trauma may also cause DE. (Delayed Ejaculation). The physical causes of DE may include:

Low testosterone.

https://www.everydayhealth.com/sexua...le-orgasm.aspx

https://www.healthline.com/health/delayed-ejaculation#diagnosis.

All that being said, I must add to my earlier claim that made Testosterone to sound like the end all be all. Obviously there are other factors that are biochemical in nature that affects orgasm, specifically serotonin and dopamine and the medications or drugs that alter their levels.

From what I remember, KK says that his main issue was popping with a condom.

[Chongmal]

It all comes down to testosterone. Everyone over 30 should have it checked. No one ingredient short of anabolic steroids or Human Growth Hormone will greatly increase your Testosterone levels. Zinc, magnesium, arginine, carnitine, ginseng, fish oil, yada yada yada homeopathic remedy; none of it will help that much unless you are pathologically deficient, but if that were the case, you would notice other problems before low labido. Those items are building blocks in testosterone synthesis but none are stimuli for synthesis. That stimulus is gained via hormonal regulation, not by providing secondary substrates. Yes, substrate supplementation has been shown to increase Testosterone levels by ranges of 5-15 percent but if low labido is your issue, you really need upwards of 75-100% increase which can only be gained by changing your hormonal cues.

Best thing to do short of direct hormone supplementation is to lower hormones that inhibit testosterone synthesis, estrogen and cortisol. Easiest way to lower estrogen is to loose body fat. Best way to lower cortisol is to decrease stress. Your only better option is Hormone replacement therapy.

Takedown,

These are all very interesting points. There are also a few health issues that if controlled can help avoid ED. Since a near fatal cardiac incident, certain issues have stacked against me. Cardiac and respiratory health, blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, BPH and some others. Controlling these health issues can improve impacts on ED but many medications prescribed to help control them can lead to even more severe ED. My point, do what you can to reduce these health issues naturally before you have a major health event and this will reduce your chances of ED. If you've had a major health event and take prescription meds, read the labels about possible side effects. So many list impact to male sexual functions. The other thing I believe is that the meds seem to tip the balance in the body somehow. In three and a half years I've gone from no daily medications to 11 with a couple as required. I believe once the artificial balance is altered for one condition there is a tendency for the balance is your body to upset, leading is subsequent health issues.

[McAdonis]

It all comes down to testosterone. Everyone over 30 should have it checked. No one ingredient short of anabolic steroids or Human Growth Hormone will greatly increase your Testosterone levels

According to this low testosterone means lower sex drive and lower semen volume. https://www.healthline.com/health/lo.../warning-signs.

"Experts note that low testosterone levels, which affect about 5 million American men, can also result in the release of less semen during ejaculation. Although it doesn't affect your ability to have an orgasm, some men may find a decrease in the volume of ejaculate troubling. " https://www.everydayhealth.com/mens-...tosterone.aspx.

A lot of sex tourists have told me they can orgasm 3-6 times a day watching porn. At the clubs, some of these guys pop zero per day. Or manage like five per the whole week. So I suspect KK is confident that he can physically achieve more orgasms. He is simply disappointed in the number of orgasms he has inside FKK rooms, relative to the number he can achieve watching porn. I could be wrong. He can correct me if that is the case. I have heard that some porn watchers just "edge", which if I understand correctly is to masturbate but never orgasm.

[Polyamorist]

As I'm about to visit FKK land again in two weeks albeit for a short visit I find my mind thinking more and more about my next exciting adventure as the trip gets closer.

What I've often wondered about is how truly independent are the girls, are many "controlled" by boyfriends and I'm not just thinking of the ROM's but the local, well established German ladies too, like at Sharks where I'm next heading.

It's something I've always thought about but never asked?

As-salāmu ʿalaykum, Canary! This should be asked more, as we are the ones funding the system. For a good discussion, see these posts from a couple of years back:

http://www.internationalsexguide.nl/...79#post1407079

I have often expressed my preference for independents: they have more zing! Unfortunately they are rare. The 2017 laws made things worse, establishing higher entry barriers (including registration). Entry barriers tend to favor established players, in other words megapimps. The superbugs survive the "cleaning" while the probiotutes die out. This is why I avoid Germany these days.

Also if Mongerer88 recommends some escorts to you, these girls are probably not independent either. Often there will be a girl with quite ordinary looks selling an hour of her time to locals for 50 euros: then an agency will find her and hawk her to naive tourists at 150/ HR.

[Polyamorist]

Instead of chemical supplements, try bananas. No don't eat them. When you are in your white robe at the FKK, keep a banana in the pocket at all times. If your favorite beauty comes along, and says, "Are you up to it, old man?" that's when you place her hand against your pocket. The evidence of passion will surely excite her, just like a redness in a woman's cheeks excites us -- even if we suspect it is fake makeup.

Works for me.

[Takedown]

I wonder if the zinc helped. That's what my doc recommended. Said zinc is why eating oysters is associated with great sex. Fenugreek may help. I know women having lactation issues are recommended to take it. Maybe it helps produce for both sexes. But again I'm curious the results without the zinc.

It all comes down to testosterone. Everyone over 30 should have it checked. No one ingredient short of anabolic steroids or Human Growth Hormone will greatly increase your Testosterone levels. Zinc, magnesium, arginine, carnitine, ginseng, fish oil, yada yada yada homeopathic remedy; none of it will help that much unless you are pathologically deficient, but if that were the case, you would notice other problems before low labido. Those items are building blocks in testosterone synthesis but none are stimuli for synthesis. That stimulus is gained via hormonal regulation, not by providing secondary substrates. Yes, substrate supplementation has been shown to increase Testosterone levels by ranges of 5-15 percent but if low labido is your issue, you really need upwards of 75-100% increase which can only be gained by changing your hormonal cues.

Best thing to do short of direct hormone supplementation is to lower hormones that inhibit testosterone synthesis, estrogen and cortisol. Easiest way to lower estrogen is to loose body fat. Best way to lower cortisol is to decrease stress. Your only better option is Hormone replacement therapy.