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the past decade. There are more penile extenders on the market than ever before that are high quality, that aren’t awkward during sex, and that can be fun for the guy wearing it as well as the partner on the receiving end. Just make sure to lube it up before use.
15. What to do if . . . his penis is highly sensitive
    The glans is the most sensitive part of a man’s penis. The embryonic tissue that develops into the clitoris for females is the same tissue that develops into the glans penis for males. This explains why the glans is as sensitive as it is; after all, they come from the same tissue with the same number of nerve endings, except the nerve endings in the clitoris are more concentrated.
    This has its pros and cons. The fact that the glans is so sensitive means that men can often experience orgasm fairly easily during intercourse or masturbation—much more easily than many women can, as the glans gets lots of direct stimulation during sex. However, the sensitive nature of the glans means that some men feel overly sensitive and may either back away from stimulation, especially after sex, or feel highly stimulated to the point where they ejaculate more quickly than they’d like.
    Just as some women can only take so much clitoral stimulation before they feel it’s too much and they need a breather, some men feel similarly. Some guys enjoy stimulation of their glans right up until they ejaculate.Then, it’s hands-off and mouth-off. If your partner has a very sensitive penis, give him some breathing room post-ejaculation. Stay involved in the sex act by kissing him or stimulating the base of his penis, his scrotum, or perineum until he’s finished ejaculating, then give him some space.
16. What to do if . . . his penis “pops” during sex
    If you are ever having sex with a man and you hear a popping or snapping sound or he grabs his penis out of pain, try to get him to go to the emergency room. After all, a penis can “break.” (Sort of.) As the spongy chambers fill with blood, they become stiff, and the lining around them (called the tunica albuginea) is only flexible up to a point, at which the penile fracture occurs. If a man is having vigorous sex and is thrusting in and out, or his partner is hopping up and down on top, his penis may come out of and accidentally hit against his partner’s body rather than going back inside the vagina or anus from whence it came. Early treatment—often involving draining blood from the penis—is important. If left untreated, swelling and infection may develop, as might scar tissue (which can result in the penis forming a bend or curve), or it can result in painful erections. It’s nothing to feel embarrassed about, as it does happen sometimes; US data from 2006 to 2007 show 1,043 cases of penile fracture, more than a third of which occurred over the weekend when people may be more likely to have sex. 10 Penile fracture may also be more likely to happen to younger men—the average age of patients was 36.7 years—and those with strong erections, as there needs to be some degree of rigidity for it to break in the first place. (A softer penis would be more likely to simply bend.) Yet another study, published in 2011, found that an unusually high number of penile fractures happened to men while they were having affairs and having sex outside the bedroom (e.g., in a car, elevator, office). 11 The take-home message here is that a popping sound from a penis necessitates a trip to the doctor. Stat.
17. What to do if . . . his penis is pierced
    As fancy as penises are, some people want to make them even fancier by way of piercing, which dates at least as far back as the Kama Sutra. Men may get pierced on their pubic mound, glans penis, mid-shaft of the penis,on the scrotum, or along the frenulum (the underside of the penis). Some piercings heal quickly; the Prince Albert style (one of the more common styles among the pierced),