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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Pudendal nerve, which runs through the perineum and sends sensation information from your genital area, can cause neuropraxia, a compression injury to the nerve potentially causing numbness, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., a Men’s Health advisor and a professor of urology at Baylor College of Medicine.A long bike or horse ride can also result in a condition known as saddle anesthesia, a numbing of the butt, inner thighs, and groin. But the desensitivity shouldn’t last for more than a few hours, says New York City-based urologist Elizabeth Kavaler, M.D., a Men’s Health adviser.“If your hips and butt start to feel better by the next morning, but your penis is still numb, that’s a sign of trauma,” she says.Trauma to the penis can result from sex, too. Excessive masturbation, overzealous intercourse, or unconventional sexual positions can cause the tunica albuginea, the fibrous casing sheathing the corpora cavernosa (the spongy tissue running through the shaft of the penis), to tear, Dr. Kavaler says. The injury can be painful and may require surgery to repair.Psychological Distress Sometimes, penile numbness can be caused by psychological distress, such as anxiety or a somatic symptom disorder, where you experience physical symptoms without a medical explanation.DMP - Getty Images“I have a saying that, ‘I think a man is concerned about two things with respect to their body: their brain and their penis,’” Dr. Levine says. “If something goes wrong with the penis, everything falls apart.”When men worry that they have less sensation there, it often increases psychological distress, which, in turn, might cause them to feel increased penile numbness, Dr. Levine says. “They’re sort of judging that there’s a change that makes them quite anxious.”Diabetes Even though it’s rare for the penis to go completely numb, a noticeable decrease in groin sensation could be a sign of diabetes.Diabetes can cause neuropathy, or nerve damage, especially when you have the condition long term or don’t manage it well, Dr. Levine says. Diabetes typically causes pain and numbness in your hands and feet, but he says it could involve the penis.It’s common for men not to recognize the early symptoms
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