Should You Use a Penis Pump to Lengthen Your Penis?

If you're interested in penis enlargement methods, you may have heard of the penis pump. A lot of claims have been made for these pumps: that they will increase the length and girth of your penis, as well as give you harder and firmer erections. But what are they, and do they really work? These male enhancement pumps are essentially cylinders with which a vacuum can be created, either manually or electronically. You place your penis inside the cylinder, and a partial vacuum is generated.

The vacuum forces blood into your penis, making it engorged and slightly larger. You then clamp the base of your penis with a tight cock ring in order to prevent the blood from returning to your body. While the pump is generally used to cure impotence in men with erectile dysfunction, many manufacturers have been hyping its male enhancement effects.

The pump works on the same principle as other penis enlargement methods: increasing the blood flow into the corpora cavernosa, the two chambers in your penis that fill with blood when you get an erection. By increasing the capacity of the spongy tissue to accommodate more blood, the tissues of the penis will eventually stretch and lengthen and the improvement will become permanent. Some manufacturers have hyped increases in length of as much as one to three inches.

Are the pumps effective? According to some studies, using the pumps alone cannot cause improvements in penis length and thickness; they only result in temporary improvements that last for a few hours or for as long as the cock ring is kept on the base of the penis, although some researchers have reported that the use of pumps has helped strengthen the penis muscles. However, when used in conjunction with a regular male enhancement exercise routine such as jelqing and other penis stretching exercises, pumps can be effective in making penises longer. For example, the pumps can be used just before jelqing as a warm up.

However, the pumps should be used very carefully in order to avoid injuring yourself. When you're using the pump, make sure to create the vacuum gradually; if the vacuum is created too quickly, your penis may bluster and blood vessels may burst. And if the vacuum is too strong, your testicles may also be accidentally sucked into the tube, which can result in severe injury. This risk is particularly strong for electric pumps rather than manual pumps in which a rubber bulb is squeezed to create a vacuum. And you should avoid keeping the rings on your penis for longer than thirty minutes in order to avoid tissue damage.

So should you use a penis pump? If you suffer from erectile dysfunction, then the pump can help you sustain an erection. However, if you're planning to use it to lengthen your penis, then you should complement it with a regular exercise program or other methods such as male enhancement pills. And you should read the instructions very carefully before beginning to use it, since you risk injury if you use the device improperly.