Besides the use of penis enlargement pills, there are several other methods on the market for providing natural male enhancement. One of these methods is the use of a penis pump.

Doctors view the penis pump-or “vacuum constriction device,” as it’s called in the business-as a reasonable, low-cost treatment for erectile dysfunction. A report from the American Urological Association says that constriction devices might be useful in cases where PDE5-inhibitor drugs like Viagra are ineffective. Still, most men (or couples) don’t like using the penis pump: The report concludes that “low patient acceptability limits the application or use of this therapy.”

A vacuum pump is very simply a cylinder that fits the penis tightly so that no air can get into the cylinder, and the air that is in there gets pushed out. It is a vacuum pressure that helps to stretch the tissues in the penis so that they fill up with more blood and your erection can get bigger and stronger than ever before.

Now that you know how it works, you may be wondering if it works. Vacuum devices sound good in theory, but rarely do they actually work longer than just temporarily, and they could cause significant damage to your penis if used over a long period of time. You are essentially subjecting your penis to such pressure that it can rupture your blood vessels and cause internal bleeding. Although it is true that the blood vessels will heal in time, if you use the pump over a long period of time, it can cause damage that is irreversible.

The vacuum pumps have proved successful in studies of penile rehabilitation. Certain procedures-like radical prostatectomies-can cause temporary impotence as a result of nerve damage. If you go long enough without a spontaneous erection, some of your penile tissue can atrophy, causing long-term dysfunction. It turns out that postoperative use of a penis pump may help stave off this damage.

Penis pumps are available over the counter, and some men without ED use them for masturbation or to increase their length or girth. To accomplish this latter goal, vendors suggest 30-minute sessions three or four times per week for a period of several months. The medical literature, however, does not support the idea that vacuum constriction will produce a lasting change in penis size.

If anything, overuse of the pump can damage the penis. The American Urological Association recommends only those devices that come with a “vacuum limiter,” which automatically lets in air if too much negative pressure builds in the tube. Excessive pumping without the vacuum limiter can cause penile bruising, or-in extreme cases-very serious tissue damage.

Whether you are thinking of taking penis enlargement pills or other methods for male enhancement, please contact a physician and see if your issues of male inadequacy can be solved through medical and psychiatric treatment.

Alternatives to Penis Enlargement Pills

 For those that want to increase sexual pleasure for their partner without taking the risks associated with penis enlargement pills and other forms of natural male enhancement, then getting a penis piercing is a safe and effective way to enhance sexual performance.

It’s important that you get any piercing done by a professional with a good standing, preferably someone who has been recommended to you. Sterilized equipment and clean premises are extremely important to avoid spread of a number of serious & life-threatening diseases.

Piercing is a simple procedure. A needle punctures the skin, then the bar or ring is put through the opening made by it. The piercing can be through the foreskin, the skin on the shaft of the penis, the scrotum and the head of the penis. It must not pierce straight through the shaft of the penis as this could cause serious damage.

It can take up to two months for a piercing to heal. During this time do not remove the piercing while the wound is healing. Keep the wound clean. A rash on the area surrounding the piercing may mean that you are allergic to the metal type. Surgical grade steel, titanium, gold or platinum are usually non-reactive.

Urinary infections sometimes occur. Signs and symptoms are burning sensation when you urinate and occasionally, blood in the urine. Redness and soreness at the site of the piercing is common when you first get it done. Any bleeding should only a small amount at the time of the piercing and should stop when a little pressure is applied. Any significant amounts of blood loss should be brought to the attention of a doctor.

HIV and Hepatitis B and C are blood borne diseases that can be caught from unsterilized needles. The Hepatitis B and C viruses can live outside the body for a significant period of time and both diseases can make you, not only very sick but can be life threatening. Hep B and C are much more easily transmitted than HIV. If you are diabetic you have a higher risk of infection so see your doctor first.

People from certain ethnic groups, Hispanics, Africans and Asian are more susceptible to keloid scarring for all types of body piercing and tattoos.

Types of Penis Piercings

When choosing a piercing over penis enlargement pills or other methods of natural male enhancement, you have to do some research to find the piercing that is right for you.

The Prince Albert (PA)

The Prince Albert piercing is one of the more common male genital piercings. The PA pierces the penis from the outside of the frenulum and into the urethra. There exists the related “reverse Prince Albert piercing” which enters through the urethra and exits through a hole pierced in the top of the glans.

Dydoe

While some piercers may choose to avoid the nerve bundle that runs along the center of the frenulum altogether, others do not. The piercing may be centered if the bearer is circumcised. Otherwise, the piercing will be done to the side because the surrounding skin needs to be able to reposition itself dynamically.

The Dydoe piercing is preferred by, but not limited to, men who have been circumcised. It is also somewhat anatomy dependent, because the edge of the penis head (glans) must be large enough for the needle and jewelry. The needle is placed through this ridge on either the top or sides of the glans. Speculation has been made that it enhances sexual feeling that is lost due to circumcision. The piercing may be done as a single piercing, but is many times done in pairs or multiples. Some possible complications are slower healing due to a moist environment created by heavy foreskin (on an uncircumcised penis), rejection of the jewelry, or tearing due to rough sexual activity

Foreskin Piercing

The foreskin piercing is obviously limited to the uncircumcised penis. Unlike ancient times when this was used as a chastity device for slaves, today it is used for sexual enhancement. The foreskin can be pierced with either single or multiple piercings. There are not too many complications usually involved with this piercing, although rough sexual activity could cause the piercing to tear. Care should be taken to ensure the piercing is well healed and stable enough before engaging in sexual intercourse.

Frenum Piercing

The Frenum is a very popular male piercing, second only to the Prince Albert. Its quick healing time and minimal pain and complications make for a very desirable piercing. The needle pierces through the flexible skin of the underside of the shaft just behind the glans (head) of the penis. There are two other variations of the frenum piercing: The lorum (lower frenum placed at the base of the shaft near the scrotum) and the ladder (several frenum piercings from the base of the shaft to the top).

Lorum Piercing The Lorum is a lower frenum placed at the base of the shaft near the scrotum. Care and healing times are essentially the same, but care should be taken to keep clean, dry and free of pubic hair during healing time.

Frenum Ladder A frenum ladder is a row of several frenum piercings from the base of the shaft up to the top. How many piercings you can wear on your ladder depends on shaft length and skin resilience.

Guiche Peircing

The Guiche (geesh’) is also known as the Perineum because of its location. This is not a very common piercing because of the associated complications. The piercing itself is located under the scrotal sac near the anus. Due to temperature, lack of ventilation and perspiration, this piercing can be difficult to heal. There is also a large risk of jewelry migration and/or rejection, as it is essentially a surface piercing. This piercing is not recommended for men who ride bicycles or spend a large amount of their day sitting

Scrotum Piercing

The scrotum piercing has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that the scrotum can pretty much be pierced anywhere and is relatively painless due to the thin elasticity of the skin. The disadvantages are that the location and placement of the piercings can be irritated easily and make the healing process difficult. Natural perspiration and lack of ventilation can suffocate the piercing and make it difficult to heal. Scrotum piercing placement (depth) is very critical, as the sac cannot be penetrated or it could cause severe infection.

Shaving the scrotum can be helpful in aiding the healing process, but care should be taken to ensure it is rinsed clean of any soap or shaving product afterward.

As always, please do some research before going forth with any procedure or herbal supplement that is designed for male enhancement.

Alternatives to Penis Enlargement Pills

While penis enlargement pills are not the most effective way to have natural male enhancement, there are other methods that have been proven to help with male inadequacy and sexual arousal like genital beading and penis piercing.

While not as popular as penis piercing, pearling, or genital beading, is the practice of inserting pearls or metal beads inside the skin of the penis to enhance pleasure. This practice is well documented in Japan as when yakuza are sent to prison, they have a custom of inserting one pearl into their penis for each year incarcerated.

Genital beading is a body modification which involves the implantation of beads under the skin of the shaft of the penis. These are done primarily for the purpose of physical stimulation (for both the wearer and their partner), as well as everywhere for aesthetic reasons. Genital beading is more commonly done by men, but, recently, a handful of women have adapted this mod as well.

It is important to note that not all sexual partners enjoy the feeling of genital beads. If your partner doesn’t like studded dildos and condoms, you may want to consider not getting this modification. Also, the legality of this procedure varies from region to region, but in general, similar laws apply to small-scale beading as apply to genital piercing.

Beads can be placed using a technique very similar to a frenum piercing, except that the jewelry is left entirely inside the wound, rather than with the ends protruding. When the entrance and exit holes heal, the bead is thus trapped inside. The piercing is made with either a scalpel or a large gauge piercing needle. A taper follows, enlarging the hole to accept the bead, which is pushed by a second rod. The taper and the pusher rod (often combined into a beading tool) place the bead, and are then removed. The incisions are usually closed with either a standard suture or a butterfly bandage. Genital Ribs are typically placed using this method as well.

Once in place, the implants are, essentially, permanent, although they can be surgically removed. Assuming the bead is of a high-quality material and was placed with proper attention to anatomy and sterility concerns, healing beading should be relatively uneventful and trouble-free. Other than regular washing, no aftercare should be required (if sutures were used, they can be taken out at home about a week later using cuticle scissors and tweezers).

In the rare case that beadings become infected, a doctor will probably prescribe antibiotics. Because there is no real way for these modifications to drain, in the case of infection, you may be required to have the implants removed.

In very rare cases (usually due to poor placement, but not always), rejection can happen, where the implant first blisters or bruises and then rejects up through the skin like a splinter and falls out. Migration, where the beads shift around under the skin and change their layout, is quite common. It can be minimized by giving the beads time to heal (as the skin layers reattach, they should bind the beads in place), but even that can’t guarantee it, so do be prepared for beads not to look ‘perfect.

There are several websites out there that promote natural male enhancement through the development of exercises that will increase the size of your penis. Some of these sites claim to be endorsed by a physician and offer comprehensive support, videos, testimonials and detailed information about your penis in an attempt to get you to buy their penis enlargement packages. These products start at around a hundred dollars and go up from there.

Like the penis enlargement pill industry, natural male enhancement through exercise is just another myth designed to profit from men’s issues of inadequacy. The manufacturers of these products get away with their deceptive ad campaigns because their products do delivery results, just not the ones that the consumer is seeking.

Most techniques and products on the market for male enhancement provide some sort of stimulation and arousal. Most men who do use these products find that they get aroused easier and have a longer sustained erection, but these are not the results sought when the products are bought. It is through these bait and switch tactics that allows these companies to exist because on a basic level they do deliver some results and the customer never follows through with seeking a refund.

The same thing happens when you use products that teach penis enlargement exercises. Through the use of their techniques, you will experience better erection hardness and ejaculation control but you will never permanently increase in size.

These sites compare penis exercises to working out in a gym and then go on with some medical explanation on how this works. Blood flow is the major source of creating an erection and there are techniques to help increase this flow of blood, but there is no way to increase your penis size through exercise for one simple reason.

There are no muscles in your penis.

When a body builder is trying to increase his size he has to rip and burn; he has to tear his muscles and then rebuild them through repetition and weight training. If your penis had muscles, you would have to do the same thing; constantly ripping the muscles and then building them up again.

Look, if you have an active sex life, or practice masturbation, your penis is getting all the exercise it needs. If you suffer from erectile dysfunction, then there are medically approved products and pills acknowledged by the FDA to combat this problem.

Before you try any natural male enhancement products, make sure you understand the difference between having a sustained erection and penis enlargement. While the first can be solved with pills like Viagra, for those who suffer from issues of male inadequacy, there is no proven method of natural enhancement.

A few years back in the late night infomercial business, Ron Jeremy, one of the most recognized male porn stars in the world, began pitching natural male enhancement with the help of big-breasted women and the world came to know Extenze as another leader in the penis enlargement pill market. Now, five years later, Extenze dominates the market, in the same way that Enzyte has, by offering a free sample to anyone who wants a longer, bigger penis.

So you ask does Extenze work?

Well, just like the makers of Enzyte, the company responsible for pushing this late night natural male enhancer on you has also been involved in lawsuits relating to unfair business practices and false advertising. Also, after several people became sick in California from taking the pills, they were found to have dangerous levels of lead in them.

But beyond the legalities of Dish Direct Incorporated, the manufacturers of Extenze, the FDA has not evaluated these, or any other penis enlargement pills, to have any effectiveness. Two of the ingredients in these “natural male enhancers” are Zinc and DHEA. These products have been known to positively affect your libido if your levels are already low in your body. They can be found much cheaper than the price of Extenze, but should be taken with precautions because an overdose can carry potential health risks. Also, DHEA is an anabolic steroid and carries its own precautions.

The other issue is that on their infomercials, they state that these penis enlargement pills can take up to thirty days to take effect. They do send you a free sample, but you have to enroll in their program which entitles you to receive a new supply every thirty days for an inflated cost. If you sign up and forget to cancel before your thirty days are up, you are stuck with some more useless pills.

While they claim to have an expert, Dr. Daniel S. Stein, that has evaluated the effectiveness of this particular natural male enhancer, there are no approved FDA experts on penis enlargement pills.  Because Extenze falls under herbal supplements, and not pharmaceutical drugs, the FDA does not regulate this industry.

Whether these pills seem to work because you are low on zinc, or because of placebo effect, the only benefit you will get is a sustained erection and not a significant gain in penis size.

So, please take these and any herbal supplements that promote male enhancement at your own risk. The long standing effects have not been evaluated and can cause serious damage in the long run.