Tumescence Problems and the Too-Hard Member: Understanding Priapism
Tumescence Problems and the Too-Hard Member: Understanding Priapism Health,Fitness Untold men dream of possessing a male organ which maintains its hardness for hours (if not days) on end, believing that such would render god-like status upon a man. In fact, tumescence which lasts for too long a time (as in the condition known as priapism) can be a detriment to male organ health; indeed, priapism is generally considered a medical emergency and is not something to wish for at all. There are basically two forms of priapism, and the one known as non-ischemic priapism, while still serious, is perhaps somewhat less alarming than ischemic priapism. The difference Basically, ischemic priapism occurs as "persistent tumescence characterized by little or no cavernous blood flow and abnormal cavernous blood gases (hypoxic, hypercarbic, and acidotic)." What this means to the layman is that it occurs when blood flows into the male organ to allow it to become hard, but then cannot escape...