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Why Your Penis Might Look Smaller Than It Used To, According to a Urologist

Some of the causes are medical, but one of the biggest is the same lifestyle stuff everyone keeps ignoring.

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Nobody wants to hear that their penis is shrinking, but if you’ve been gaining weight, skipping the gym, and drinking more than you should, a doctor has some news for you.

Just 55% of people with penises report being satisfied with their size, according to a study in the British Journal of Urology International. So nearly half of men are already dissatisfied before factoring in the part where their own habits might be making things worse. Penile atrophy, the medical term for penis shrinkage, gets blamed on aging and cardiovascular health, but it has a lifestyle component too.

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