I am young age 26, I am concerned frustrated about my situation with psychological Ed I have many questions about penile prosthesis, pls if you are experienced or have information answer.
My questions are:
1. Is a penile implant truly an effective and reliable solution in cases like mine?
2. Will I lose sexual pleasure or desire?
Will I still feel arousal when my partner comes close to me?
3. Psychologically, do men generally accept the implant over time?
4. From a partner's perspective:
Does it feel different? Will she notice something strange, or will she genuinely enjoy sex with an implant?
5. Do men commonly regret choosing an implant?
6. Will I lose orgasmic pleasure or have difficulty ejaculating after implantation?
7. Does a penile implant affect fertility or the ability to have children?
8. Psychologically, did any of you struggle with feeling "less of a man" because you rely on an implant?
9. Is there a real loss in penile length or girth after implantation?
10. Honestly, what is the real satisfaction rate?
Please bear with my many questions. I'm going through a very difficult psychological phase. After every failed attempt, I experience an intense feeling of distress and chest tightness that's hard to describe. What makes it worse is that all my medical tests are normal, which leaves me confused, frustrated, and stuck in endless overthinking.
I'm not chasing perfection. I'm chasing mental peace and relationship stability. I love my partner, she loves me, and I don't want erectile issues to become a breaking point between us. That's why I'm asking these questions and considering a radical solution.
If you have personal experience, professional insight, or additional information that could help, I would sincerely appreciate it.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read and respond.
Younger Man wants help
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Re: Younger Man wants help
Hey man, here’s my two cents.
1. Is a penile implant truly an effective and reliable solution in cases like mine?
Yes - but I’d exhaust all other options first because you are very young (I’m young too, I get it).
2. Will I lose sexual pleasure or desire?
Most guys on here say no, including myself. Desire is a whole other thing. Desire is why I needed the implant, my libido is through the roof but my biology wasn’t supporting it! (Venous leak -> ED).
Will I still feel arousal when my partner comes close to me?
I feel like arousal / desire and engorgement are separate things. I get lots of arousal & desire still and did before the implant. My penis also still engorges with blood. Over time, engorgement of blood tends to also fade for most men - in these cases, an IPP is still going to preserve your girth and let you fuck!
3. Psychologically, do men generally accept the implant over time?
Majority of cases on here, yes. Some guys do have differing experiences with this, but they are not as common.
4. From a partner's perspective:
Does it feel different? Will she notice something strange, or will she genuinely enjoy sex with an implant?
I can’t speak for my sex partner, especially since we just started fucking around a week or so ago. But I have not disclosed that I have an implant, and I can tell she’s really enjoying our sex. When an implant is correctly sized and installed, I think enjoyment comes down to technique more than anything else (just like sex with an unimplanted penis). It’s been my experience so far that the implant has let me focus entirely on technique and enjoyment, which is a huge huge win.
5. Do men commonly regret choosing an implant?
Some do, yes. Read around on FT here. But most folks however seem to really love what their implant has done for them. I feel like majority of regret comes from lack of research, misunderstandings of expectations, and not going to the right surgeon.
6. Will I lose orgasmic pleasure or have difficulty ejaculating after implantation?
Some men struggle here, but from my own research most men do not. In many cases these struggles are temporary and return over time. For some men, these difficulties are chronic but seems to be a much smaller number.
7. Does a penile implant affect fertility or the ability to have children?
It should not.
8. Psychologically, did any of you struggle with feeling "less of a man" because you rely on an implant?
You are not less of a man with an implant - nor are you less of a man because of ED. The things that “make the man” in my opinion are his drive and spirit to seize each day for himself, his family, and his friends and the people he loves. By getting an implant, you are saying “I love sex and am fighting for the sex life I deserve to have and my partner(s) deserve to have”. This is an act of bravery, and you should feel proud to be fighting for this.
9. Is there a real loss in penile length or girth after implantation?
Yes - but with IPPs most guys seem to fully recover their size or even gain a little. With MPPs, there is a higher risk of losing some size and not restoring, but most guys on here with MPPs (myself included) don’t report substantial loss (or any loss in majority of these cases, actually!).
10. Honestly, what is the real satisfaction rate?
Who knows. I’m sure we could do some case math and come up with a number. There are old studies out there you could look at. But when all is said and done, the question are “am I satisfied with my current sex life? Is the current quality of sex at an acceptable level for me? Can pills enhance this for me to an acceptable level? Could injections do that for me / do I want to try injections first? And if none of these work - do I want to commit to the implant and am willing to take on some of the risks that come with that, so that I might restore my sexual function (possibly have the best sex of my life so far)?”.
That’s how I see it. You have a loving partner - you should keep involving her in these discussions together.
1. Is a penile implant truly an effective and reliable solution in cases like mine?
Yes - but I’d exhaust all other options first because you are very young (I’m young too, I get it).
2. Will I lose sexual pleasure or desire?
Most guys on here say no, including myself. Desire is a whole other thing. Desire is why I needed the implant, my libido is through the roof but my biology wasn’t supporting it! (Venous leak -> ED).
Will I still feel arousal when my partner comes close to me?
I feel like arousal / desire and engorgement are separate things. I get lots of arousal & desire still and did before the implant. My penis also still engorges with blood. Over time, engorgement of blood tends to also fade for most men - in these cases, an IPP is still going to preserve your girth and let you fuck!
3. Psychologically, do men generally accept the implant over time?
Majority of cases on here, yes. Some guys do have differing experiences with this, but they are not as common.
4. From a partner's perspective:
Does it feel different? Will she notice something strange, or will she genuinely enjoy sex with an implant?
I can’t speak for my sex partner, especially since we just started fucking around a week or so ago. But I have not disclosed that I have an implant, and I can tell she’s really enjoying our sex. When an implant is correctly sized and installed, I think enjoyment comes down to technique more than anything else (just like sex with an unimplanted penis). It’s been my experience so far that the implant has let me focus entirely on technique and enjoyment, which is a huge huge win.
5. Do men commonly regret choosing an implant?
Some do, yes. Read around on FT here. But most folks however seem to really love what their implant has done for them. I feel like majority of regret comes from lack of research, misunderstandings of expectations, and not going to the right surgeon.
6. Will I lose orgasmic pleasure or have difficulty ejaculating after implantation?
Some men struggle here, but from my own research most men do not. In many cases these struggles are temporary and return over time. For some men, these difficulties are chronic but seems to be a much smaller number.
7. Does a penile implant affect fertility or the ability to have children?
It should not.
8. Psychologically, did any of you struggle with feeling "less of a man" because you rely on an implant?
You are not less of a man with an implant - nor are you less of a man because of ED. The things that “make the man” in my opinion are his drive and spirit to seize each day for himself, his family, and his friends and the people he loves. By getting an implant, you are saying “I love sex and am fighting for the sex life I deserve to have and my partner(s) deserve to have”. This is an act of bravery, and you should feel proud to be fighting for this.
9. Is there a real loss in penile length or girth after implantation?
Yes - but with IPPs most guys seem to fully recover their size or even gain a little. With MPPs, there is a higher risk of losing some size and not restoring, but most guys on here with MPPs (myself included) don’t report substantial loss (or any loss in majority of these cases, actually!).
10. Honestly, what is the real satisfaction rate?
Who knows. I’m sure we could do some case math and come up with a number. There are old studies out there you could look at. But when all is said and done, the question are “am I satisfied with my current sex life? Is the current quality of sex at an acceptable level for me? Can pills enhance this for me to an acceptable level? Could injections do that for me / do I want to try injections first? And if none of these work - do I want to commit to the implant and am willing to take on some of the risks that come with that, so that I might restore my sexual function (possibly have the best sex of my life so far)?”.
That’s how I see it. You have a loving partner - you should keep involving her in these discussions together.
33 yrs old. ED since high school. Pills always hit or miss, mostly ineffective. Finally diagnosed with venous leak in early September 2025.
Rigi10 MPP 11mm rods 20 cm with 0.5 RTE.
Implanted w/ Dr Hakky on January 20, 2026. Recovering.
Rigi10 MPP 11mm rods 20 cm with 0.5 RTE.
Implanted w/ Dr Hakky on January 20, 2026. Recovering.
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