Penis enlargement : the true historical past

The idea that penis enlargement is a recent phenomenon is simply untrue. While sexuality may be discussed more openly today than in the past, men have tried for generations to enhance what nature gave them at birth.

Greece, Africa, China, Arabia : the first steps.

Take for instance the ancient Greeks. In that society, male genitalia, regardless of size, was afforded special attention. Particular care was taken to keep the penis clean and healthy to preserve its aesthetic beauty.

In fact, young men, who exercised and participated in sporting events in the nude, would pull their foreskins over the glans of their penis and tie it off with a ribbon to keep it safe from harm.

In Africa, there is evidence that men started to hang weights from their penises to encourage growth around 2,000 years ago. Other evidence suggests that Egyptian pharaohs started this practice to enhance sexual pleasure. While weights can stretch the penis and encourage new tissue growth, they usually cause a loss in penile girth. There is also risk of injury due to decreased blood and oxygen supply and damage to blood vessels.

Men in ancient China engaged in a less risky form of male enhancement. Herbal supplements and aphrodisiacs, such as ginseng and yohimbe, are still used today to improve blood flow to the penis and enhance libido. Many pills, patches, and topical oils on the market today utilize the same natural herbs used thousands of years ago to enhance the penis without pain. In addition to their sexual enhancement properties, ancient herbal tonics were used to prevent and treat tuberculosis, kidney malfunction, heart disease, and diabetes.

In ancient Arabic civilizations, boys were taught how to perform penile exercise, or Jelq, when they came of age. This exercise increases blood flow to the penis by gently and rhythmically massaging a semi-erect penis. As blood flow increases, so does the penis’ capacity to hold more blood, resulting in thicker, firmer erections and greater sexual stamina.

The first penis pump (20th century)

Fast forward to the early 20 th century when Austrian inventory Otto Ledever uses modern technology to develop the penis enlargement pump.

This accomplishment marks one of the first applications of mechanical equipment to the field of cosmetic enhancement.

A penis pump works by creating a vacuum around the penis shaft which causes cells in the penis to engorge with blood, leading to long-lasting gains in length and girth.

Many of the techniques described above are still used in some capacity today. Knowing the history of penis enlargement can give you some perspective on the treatments available today so you can choose the best product to meet your needs.