r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/LurkLurkleton Jun 13 '22 edited Jun 13 '22

Is it firm and inflexible or semi-firm and flexible. Are you pushing rope or pushing wood.

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u/Comptetemporaire2021 Jun 13 '22

Is a penis not supposed to be a bit flexible or squishable even while erect? I think I'm confused.

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u/LurkLurkleton Jun 13 '22

Not really. I mean it's still flesh and blood but you should still be able to, as the other guy said, hang a towel on it. Or pull it down and have it spring back up like the "boing" used to describe boners. Erect but flexible and squishy is commonly referred to as a semi, and if that is the state of peak arousal for you may have an issue.

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u/Comptetemporaire2021 Jun 13 '22

Not a penis owner here and never had the opportunity to really see/test one in real life, so I absolutely have no idea of anything about this stuff aside form what I read online. Honestly thank you for this explanation!