MALE ANATOMY AND PENIS HEALTH

 

Good sexual health means to have a satisfying sex life. For men an active sex life is also crucial for good overall health. The physiological impact of not being able to enjoy a good sex life is more serious for men than it is for women. It is often the cause of marriage breakups, violence and general discord. 

Men's sexual health problems are quite common. Millions of men around the world experience a lack of libido, poor sexual performance, impotency, sexual dysfunction, etc. If you are experiencing any of these issues, it could be caused by a large number of reasons.

On the physical side regular sex is one of the best protectors against prostate problems including prostate cancer. Studies have demonstrated the importance of regular sex to help keep everything functioning properly in the sexual organs.

The first men's sexual health dysfunction is the ability to have and erection. Once this is possible, the ability to control it determine the point of ejaculation. Also, the fullness and hardness of the erection is important.

To start talking about men's sexual health lets go around the male reproductive structures which include the penis, the scrotum, the seminal vesicles and the prostate. Let’s start from the beginning, getting to know everything about: the penis.

The penis is the male organ used for urination and sexual intercourse. It is made of spongy tissue and blood vessels. The shaft of the penis surrounds the urethra and is connected to the pubic bone. The foreskin covers the head -glans- of the penis. The foreskin is removed if the boy is circumcised.

Male Reproductive Anatomy

 

·         External Male Sexual Anatomy

·         Internal Male Sexual Anatomy

Other topics       

·         How ejaculation occurs

·         How an erection occurs 

Summarizing all the above, the penis, the male copulatory organ, is a cylindrical pendant organ located anterior to the scrotum and functions to transfer sperm to the vagina. The penis consists of three columns of erectile tissue wrapped and covered with skin. The two dorsal columns are the corpora cavernosa. The single, surrounds the urethra and is called the corpus spongiosum.

The penis has a root, body, and glans penis. The root of the penis attaches it to the pubic arch and the body is the visible, pendant portion. The corpus spongiosum expands at the end to form the glans penis. The urethra, which extends throughout the corpus spongiosum, opens through the external urethral orifice at the tip of the glans penis. A loose fold of skin, called the prepuce, or foreskin, covers the glans penis.

The male sexual response includes erection and orgasm accompanied by ejaculation of semen. Orgasm is followed by a variable time period during which it is not possible to achieve another erection.

Conditions of the penis include:

• Peyronie's disease -a curve during erection-
• Double penis -during development, the penis is divided by the urethral groove-
• Hypospadias -the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis, rather than at the tip-
• Epispadias -the opening of the urethra is on the top or side of the penis, rather than at the tip-
• Palmatus or webbed penis -the penis is enclosed by the scrotum-
• Chordee
• Priapism 

 
 

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The penis is located above the scrotum.  During puberty, the penis lengthens. The ability to ejaculate begins around 12 to 14 years of age.