Hey all,

I am 22 years old and for the past year or so I've had erection problems. I essentially need constant stimulation to have sex or masturbate. When I am able to get an erection good enough for penetration, it doesn't have the same "rock hard" quality that I remember being able to get before. I can't even remember the last time I've had one of those. If I am able to get an erection good enough for penetration, it goes down within 15 seconds without any stimulation.

The odd thing is I am in good shape (6'1" at 180 lb athletic body), eat pretty well (not a ton of vegetables though), I feel like i get plenty of exercise, get plenty of sleep (8-9 hours), and I don't watch porn (I masturbate without porn 3-4 times a week, haven't watched porn in around 7 months). I don't feel low energy like I would if I had low testosterone either.

The thing that makes me feel it is not mental is that I wake up with very soft morning wood around 4 times a week and when i stand up, my penis is back to just being "plump" in around 10 seconds. I remember being younger and having to bend over the toilet just to pee in the morning because my erection would be too hard for so long.

The only thing I could think of that might have screwed me up would be I tried jelqing in the past because of insecurities (stupid I know) so maybe that lead to a venous leak? Any help on which direction I should go would be amazing. I feel terrible having this issue at a time when I should be in my sexual prime. Bless all of you.

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Update 1 9/23/2020: I just got my blood work results and testosterone was extremely low at 268 ng/dl. I am shocked considering I don't exactly have the "look" of a low test guy. I took a 2nd blood test today to see if the levels will still be low. If they are, the doc said he'd send me to an endo and it looks like I'll start taking test. I saw the results for the first time from a test I took at 18. Those results were 430 ng/dl which is still crazy low. I'm just really taken aback right now.