Thinking of enlarging your penile organ? Think again

Precisely, this is why men don’t like any blows below the belt. Whether it is actual or worded, nothing should be aimed at the cockpit. It is no wonder ‘street medicine pros’ promise to give back men what they call ‘power’.

‘Daktari MjuaZake kutoka Zanzibar. Anaponya kukosa nguvu za kiume,’ (Dr MjuaZake from Zanzibar. Heals male impotence) one poster on Mombasa Road reads. It is not rare to see the dailies awash with more adverts also claiming to give men size – length and girth.

Woe unto gullible men

Any man who has doubts as to the ability of his machine will probably give it a try (it is that important to a man). However, before you let the ‘herbal’ people check the gears and rectify what it is they think is amiss, are you really sure you want to go down that road? “Sexuality is a big business. You can easily manipulate people and make money out of their misery. What many people don’t know yet is that sexuality is an entirely a psychological process that is expressed physically,” states Dr John Ong’ech, a frequent contributor to our magazine and a reproductive health specialist at KNH.

According to Ong’ech, the size of the penile organ is the smallest factor of importance to sexuality of a man. He says that the organ is morphologically made up of muscles interconnected with a rich supply of blood vessels and spongy tissues. It is the spongy tissue that fills with blood and gets engorged to realise the actual size of the organ just moments to intercourse.

A matter of skill and not size

“Individuals who call themselves doctors on the streets claiming to have solutions for erectile problems could end up harming you with their concoctions. As doctors, we only trust medicine that has been tested and evidence shows that it works. A witchdoctor’s concoction could be anything since all he is interested in is the money he gets,” says Ong’ech.

While Ong’ech recognises that some herbs are effective for palliative care, he is apprehensive to say that every herbal medication will have the desired effect.

In his personal opinion, size problems don’t exist in reality of biology. But most importantly, he informs that intimacy is a process that is psychologically driven. The physical, though involved, is an expression of the state of the mind during intimacy. He points out that the penile organ has the ability of accommodating great change as a result of ones state of mind. “Size, is never an issue,” he states.