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Sorry, but most members of the medical community say no. “The fundamental flaw with jelqing is a poor understanding of penile anatomy by its proponents,” says Jesse N. Mills, MD, a urologist specializing in male reproductive medicine and surgery. “When a guy jelqs, he is squeezing blood into the erectile chambers and fluffing his penis. If there’s any growth going on, it’s just taking a soft penis into a semi-erection."
Anecdotally, when a Men's Health writer made the risky decision to try jelqing for two weeks, he found it didn't make a difference in the size of his package, despite a placebo effect briefly convincing him otherwise:
Perhaps more concerning is that applying too much pressure on the penis can lead to erectile dysfunction, among other problems. (When Men's Health did a deep dive into the online penis enlargement community, we came across a guy who tore a vein in the process of jelqing. Ouch.) "You can cause a lot of inflammation and potential scarring in your penis,” urologist Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, codirector at the PUR Clinic in Clermont, Florida, says in Men's Health Best. Sex. Ever. “So it’s not something that I recommend.”
Anecdotally, when a Men's Health writer made the risky decision to try jelqing for two weeks, he found it didn't make a difference in the size of his package, despite a placebo effect briefly convincing him otherwise:
(FYI, Men's Health does not endorse jelqing or any other penis enlargement technique without first consulting a physician.)"At the end of the period, I became convinced that my penis had grown a little both in length and girth. ... After the second week was up, I decided to bust out my ruler and measuring tape to gather some data. Despite what I thought I was experiencing, the tape told a different tale: Nothing had changed."
Is jelqing safe?
That'll be another resounding no. In fact, jelqing might actually do more harm than good. “Jelqing may lead to too much force applied for too little time to produce real change. Like pushing on your teeth really hard for several minutes a day to move them around, instead of just getting braces,” says Turek.Perhaps more concerning is that applying too much pressure on the penis can lead to erectile dysfunction, among other problems. (When Men's Health did a deep dive into the online penis enlargement community, we came across a guy who tore a vein in the process of jelqing. Ouch.) "You can cause a lot of inflammation and potential scarring in your penis,” urologist Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, codirector at the PUR Clinic in Clermont, Florida, says in Men's Health Best. Sex. Ever. “So it’s not something that I recommend.”