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Doctor warns of rise in bizarre 'winter penis' which causes organ to shrink by up to 50 per cent.


Doctors have warned British men that they may be about to suffer difficulties in the bedroom, due to a weather-related affliction known as 'winter penis'.

The phenomenon describes how male genitals shrink when the temperature drops, as a result of restricted blood flow to the area.

Not only does this lead to a size reduction of up to 50 per cent, the reduced blood flow to the area can make it more challenging for a man to maintain an erection.

Dr Donald Grant, a GP and senior clinical advisor at The Independent Pharmacy, explained that the problem happens because the body 'prioritises blood flow to more important parts of the body' in the cold, such as internal organs.

While most men who experience 'winter penis' will find it only occurs briefly and occasionally, it can be far worse for those with underlying erectile dysfunction (ED).

Some 4.3 million men in the UK are thought to suffer with erectile dysfunction, according to The Urology Foundation.

'Men who already suffer from ED could find their condition more difficult to manage, when weather begins to deteriorate,' said Dr Grant.

Dr Grant said winter penis is a perfectly natural reaction the body undergoes to protect the organ from frigid weather, and can affect men of all ages.

'Winter penis is the body's temporary response to the drop in temperatures which causes the penis and testicles to shrink in size,' he said.

'The testicles shrink so they remain as close to the body as possible to stay warm.'

Winter penis also has a simple fix: once you warm up the size of the organ will return to normal, as body stops adapting to better survive the cold, he added.

However, experts warn that just because winter penis exists men shouldn't dismiss consistent changes to the size and function of their penis.

Dr Grant recommended any man experiencing a longer term change in the shape of their genitals, including the testes, or the blood flow to their member to seek advice from their GP as a precaution.

Additionally, any man suffering from ED should seek out help as range of treatments and medications can help address the problem.

This is important because not only is sexual function a key aspect of people's wellbeing, but ED can also sometimes be an indicator of serious health problems like cardiovascular disease.

Winter penis shouldn't be confused with frostbite, a serious medical condition where tissue is exposed to extremely cold temperatures.

With frostbite the affected area begins to feel cold and painful as blood withdraws from the area to protect internal body temperature.

If exposure to cold continues, the sensation of pins and needles can happen before the area finally numbs over as tissue freezes, damaging it.

In extreme cases the tissue can be lost as a result, requiring amputation.

Frostbite of the penis is rare compared to other parts of the body such as the ears or fingers as the genitals are more likely to be wrapped in clothing if someone is caught outdoors.

The NHS says those who suffer frostbite — most commonly climbers, skiers and the homeless — should be taken to warm environments urgently.




KEEP IT WARM THIS WINTER. 

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Doctor warns of rise in bizarre 'winter penis' which causes organ to shrink by up to 50 per cent.


Doctors have warned British men that they may be about to suffer difficulties in the bedroom, due to a weather-related affliction known as 'winter penis'.

The phenomenon describes how male genitals shrink when the temperature drops, as a result of restricted blood flow to the area.

Not only does this lead to a size reduction of up to 50 per cent, the reduced blood flow to the area can make it more challenging for a man to maintain an erection.

Dr Donald Grant, a GP and senior clinical advisor at The Independent Pharmacy, explained that the problem happens because the body 'prioritises blood flow to more important parts of the body' in the cold, such as internal organs.

While most men who experience 'winter penis' will find it only occurs briefly and occasionally, it can be far worse for those with underlying erectile dysfunction (ED).

Some 4.3 million men in the UK are thought to suffer with erectile dysfunction, according to The Urology Foundation.

'Men who already suffer from ED could find their condition more difficult to manage, when weather begins to deteriorate,' said Dr Grant.

Dr Grant said winter penis is a perfectly natural reaction the body undergoes to protect the organ from frigid weather, and can affect men of all ages.

'Winter penis is the body's temporary response to the drop in temperatures which causes the penis and testicles to shrink in size,' he said.

'The testicles shrink so they remain as close to the body as possible to stay warm.'

Winter penis also has a simple fix: once you warm up the size of the organ will return to normal, as body stops adapting to better survive the cold, he added.

However, experts warn that just because winter penis exists men shouldn't dismiss consistent changes to the size and function of their penis.

Dr Grant recommended any man experiencing a longer term change in the shape of their genitals, including the testes, or the blood flow to their member to seek advice from their GP as a precaution.

Additionally, any man suffering from ED should seek out help as range of treatments and medications can help address the problem.

This is important because not only is sexual function a key aspect of people's wellbeing, but ED can also sometimes be an indicator of serious health problems like cardiovascular disease.

Winter penis shouldn't be confused with frostbite, a serious medical condition where tissue is exposed to extremely cold temperatures.

With frostbite the affected area begins to feel cold and painful as blood withdraws from the area to protect internal body temperature.

If exposure to cold continues, the sensation of pins and needles can happen before the area finally numbs over as tissue freezes, damaging it.

In extreme cases the tissue can be lost as a result, requiring amputation.

Frostbite of the penis is rare compared to other parts of the body such as the ears or fingers as the genitals are more likely to be wrapped in clothing if someone is caught outdoors.

The NHS says those who suffer frostbite — most commonly climbers, skiers and the homeless — should be taken to warm environments urgently.




KEEP IT WARM THIS WINTER.

The best way to keep it good, is to learn the Sumo wrestlers method of pulling it all into the pelvic cavity. Or a Jimmy Sheath.

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How to 'winterproof' your vagina as experts warn cold weather could wreak havoc on intimate health




As winter approaches, some women prep holiday shopping lists or donate old clothing, while others tend to a less festive chore - 'winterproofing' their vaginas.

During the coldest months, people may turn to long hot baths, indulge in more alcohol and treats and wear layers of heavy clothes, all of which can take a toll on vaginal health.

While the weather itself isn't so extreme as to cause your nether regions to stop working, some of the behaviors you might pick up in the winter months could lead to some unpleasant changes.

As temperatures drop, cold air dries out skin all over the body, including the area surrounding the vulva, the external parts of the vagina.

All together, these factors can lead to skin irritation and a disruption to the bacteria which helps keep the intimate area healthy.

In order to prevent it, experts recommend choosing natural underwear, cutting down on perfumed products, balancing your diet and hydrating to help keep your system happy through the cold, dark season.
'During the colder winter months, we naturally "up" our home comforts, such as taking long hot baths, turning up the central heating and wearing lots of layers to keep warm.'
'The combination of colder temperatures and multiple Christmas parties can actually have a detrimental effect on the health of your vagina'.
There are certain behaviors that become more common around the winter months which might be causing you some discomfort in your intimate health

Christmas parties are full of drinking alcohol and eating sugary foods, Benjamin noted that this can dehydrate you, and if you're a diabetic, raise your risk of developing yeast infections

Skin tends to get drier and itchier in the winter months, and that can include the skin around the vulva, however, the tissue itself is largely unaffected. 

'Vaginas function quite well in all seasons.'

The vagina is a self-cleaning organ home to billions of bacteria that co-exist in a delicate balance, maintaining the pH and health of the area.

In warm, wet conditions, the pH can get thrown off, allowing certain kinds of 'bad bacteria', to thrive. This can cause urinary tract infections or bacterial vaginosis.

Both infections are usually mild and easily treatable, but can come with unpleasant side effects like vaginal itching, burning while peeing and a foul odor.

But there are things you can do to keep your intimate health in the best shape during freezing temperatures.
You need to consider your clothing. It's crucial to wear warm layers to beat a winter storm.

This creates the opportunity, however, for a warm, sweaty environment in your genital region, which, if trapped by the wrong fabric, can be a breeding ground for fungus and unhealthy bacteria.

Certain fabric types, like nylon, polyester or lace, are more likely to are more likely to irritate your private parts than others.
Wear underwear woven from natural fibers like cotton.

Swap your synthetic underwear which traps moisture, for more breathable fabrics such as cotton which can help keep intimate areas cool.'

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Gun ownership rose sharply among Republican women over the last five years, while firearm ownership became increasingly aligned with party affiliation, Gallup survey data released Thursday shows.

The new data covers the COVID-19 pandemic years, in which Americans went on a prolonged gun-buying spree.
Industry watchers have long suspected that the flurry of gun-buying broadened the demographics of gun ownership in the United States.

Gallup’s polling appears to bear out that impression. Gun ownership is less tied to race, age or gender today than it has been in the past, according to the survey data, which is divided into three six-year periods starting in 2007.

But gun ownership also appears to increasingly show signs of political polarization.

Some 19% of Democrats surveyed from 2019 to 2024 said they owned firearms — two points higher than in the six-year period preceding it and three points lower than in the six-year period from 2007 to 2012.

The number of Republicans who say they own guns, on the other hand, has risen consistently over that time frame, from 38% to 47%.

Republican women are the ones driving up the party’s gun ownership percentage most dramatically, with 19% of them owning guns in the 2007-2012 period and 33% in the most recent six-year period.

Fifteen years ago, party affiliation did not have a significant relationship to gun ownership, according to Gallup Senior Editor Jeff Jones.
Other variables were much more clearly associated with gun ownership, like being white, male and from either a rural area or the South — though many of those variables overlapped with Republican Party affiliation.

Now, however, variables like race and gender are not as closely associated with gun ownership as identification with the Republican Party.
Likewise, regardless of other demographic variables, Democrats are less likely to own guns than they were 15 years ago.

“What we’re seeing is gun ownership increasingly aligning with your political views, where it wasn’t so much in the past,”



The survey period overlaps with the Democratic Party’s stronger embrace of gun control measures in response to a string of mass shootings. Republicans, by contrast, have generally resisted gun restrictions aimed at shoring up public safety, while championing a growing movement to carry concealed firearms as a constitutional right rather than by permit.

“It’s become an issue like climate change or abortion,” Jones said. “If you’re in this party, this is what you believe, and there really isn’t much dissension.”

The Gallup polling appeared at odds with survey results released earlier this year from the National Shooting Sports Federation, the industry trade group, which indicated a sharp rise in the number of new shooters, with self-identified Democrats accounting for 31% of them — about 3 million people.

NSSF spokesperson Mark Oliva said he trusted the Gallup data, but wondered why its results had diverged from the trends that his group’s data appeared to indicate.

Oliva noted that the surveys did not contain the same questions and that the NSSF had not surveyed for total gun ownership broken by down by gender and party affiliation combined. He also said that all polling on gun issues may contain some amount of error due to mistrust over disclosing firearm ownership to strangers on the phone.

“Gallup’s polls have been consistent over the years, but some gun owners may be reticent to discuss it on the phone,”

Both Gallup and NSSF surveys show overall gun ownership has remained roughly flat, hovering around one-third of Americans.

And both groups’ data also indicate that gun owners are becoming more diverse.
Gallup polling did not detect a major shift within any specific racial demographic to account for that, Jones said, noting that the trend likely reflects the fact that America itself has become more diverse over the last two decades.


However, noted that the fastest-growing group of gun owners detected by NSSF surveys is Black women.

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Red States Have Higher Gun
Death Rates Than Blue States.
Here’s Why

TOPLINE A new study published in Journal of the American Medical Association’s Surgery found that firearm deaths are more likely in small rural towns than in major urban cities, adding to research that contradicts common belief that Democratic blue areas have higher incidences of gun-related deaths than do Republican red districts.

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116676/documents/HHRG-118-JU08-20231213-SD004.pdf

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Energy boss tells customers to 'snuggle up' under electric blankets to beat the cold this winter - with energy bills set to rise AGAIN next year.



Octopus Energy founder Greg Jackson has encouraged those struggling to warm their houses this winter to use cheaper options such as electric blankets.

Speaking on the day that Ofgem announced the energy price cap would rise again on January 1, Mr Jackson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'If people are worried about their heating, they can stay warm and healthier much more cheaply by snuggling up in electric blankets for a while.'

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Keir Starmer is facing calls for another general election after a petition demanding one gained over 400,000 signatures.

Launched just four days ago, the "Call a general election" petition suddenly gained massive momentum overnight, despite the country already going to the polls five times in the last 10 years.

At the time of writing it currently has a whopping 456,000 signatures, earning it the title of Britain's fastest-growing petition ever.

The Government is obliged to respond to all petitions that garner more than 10,000 signatures. Any petition that amasses over 100,000 signatures will be considered for a debate in Parliament, although this is not guaranteed.

The petition was set up by Michael Westwood, who argues that "the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election".

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Keir Starmer today dismissed demands for a fresh general election despite a Parliamentary petition topping two million signatures.

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Sex expert reveals there are 15 types of orgasm


There’s a lot more to sex than the ‘ole in-out. Research shows that a good orgasm has the power to rewire the brain, releasing feel-good chemicals to enhance bonding between partners, including dopamine and oxytocin, while also boosting mental health.

An orgasm is broadly understood to be the final thrust of a sex act, as it were, which involves the contraction of muscles in the groin and a release of pleasure-inducing neurochemicals.

While most are familiar with the “predictable” male orgasm, resulting in ejaculation, the “mysterious” female orgasm continues to elude experts in every field of sex-based research related to sex.

“Despite years of research, scientists still struggle to fully understand the complexities of female sexual pleasure, which is influenced by a variety of physical, emotional, and psychological factors,” she said.

“For women, the experience can vary greatly — meaning there’s still much to uncover about how and why they occur.”

Clitoral

The clitoris, located at the top of the vulva, is packed with over 10,000 nerve endings, making it one of the most sensitive sex organs in the whole body.
Vaginal

The vaginal orgasm is reached through internal stimulation. Only an estimated 20% of women can achieve this “euphoric” climax.
Cervical

Studies have shown that when stimulated, the cervix, located at the top of the vaginal canal, lights up a separate part of the brain that can trigger a “much deeper” climax than vaginal or clitoral orgasms.
G-spot

Named for German-born physician and scientist Ernst Gräfenberg, who claimed the area as a key erogenous zone for women about 100 years ago, the elusive G-spot remains in question due to a lack of anatomical data. However, research has suggested that women do benefit from its stimulation.

The clitoris is often regarded as the most important sex organ in the female body thanks to its more than 10,000 nerve endings.
Female ejaculation

Women can do it too: Also known as “squirting,” an estimated 10 to 54% of women are sometimes known to involuntarily release a clear liquid — a mixture of urine and secretions from the Skene’s glands — during a peak moment of pleasure.



Prostate

Some have called it the “male G-spot” for its ability to induce penile orgasm by massaging the organ, which can be reached a few inches inside the rectum.
Anal

Stimulation in and around the anus can prompt pelvic muscle contractions that enhance an orgasm, which some have said results in a “longer lasting” climax than other forms.
Nipple

Some women have reported experiencing the so-called “nipplegasm,”  most will enjoy nipple play in tandem with other forms of stimulation.
Blended

Double your pleasure with two or more forms of stimulation at once, particularly as different erogenous zones light up different parts of the brain.
Multiple

Erogenous

Outside of the major players — the genitals — stimulation of erogenous zones such as the neck, lips, and inner thigh can induce intense physical arousal on their own.

Energetic

This “non-sexual” form of orgasm arises from the mind amid an intense wave of sexual energy throughout the body without any physical stimulation involved.
Exercise

Ab muscles do more than support your core. Toscano wrote that an estimated 9% of people have experienced orgasm during a workout of their core muscles — though most reported were reported during their late teens and early 20s, a time when sex hormones are at a peak.
Breastfeeding

Though not considered sexual when offspring is involved, research has shown that women can experience pleasurable sensations while breastfeeding — and it’s certainly a popular theme in the kink community between consenting adults.
Sleep

An orgasm during sleep — a “wet dream” — is a form of energetic orgasm since physical touch isn’t necessarily required for it to occur. Though most often associated with puberty, vivid sexual dreams throughout life can trigger the same hormones associated with physical sex acts, inducing orgasms without direct stimulation.

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Reddit porn star Hot Falling Devil. She was smoking back in the day!

   

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Protracted Adolescence

We seem to accept and even expect delayed male entry into adult behavioral functionality, often buffering its ramifications for them.
This risks a protracted adolescent mental map of life with a resultant narcissism and avoidance of responsibility.

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the problem with men is they have got a penis

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Man with extremely rare and bizarre condition sees pink every time he orgasms


One man's sex life is the definition of colorful.

The married 31-year-old — known only as 'Mr R.' — went to doctors complaining that whenever he orgasmed he suddenly saw the world in hues of pink.

He added that objects also appeared sharper and brighter, and that it always looked like early morning — even if he was orgasming late at night.

In other cases, it can lead to someone "tasting colors" or "feeling sounds".

Revealing the bizarre case in the journal Psychiatry, the doctors wrote: 'He stated that during his orgasms, he experienced visual equity changes whenever his eyes were open, and he saw objects sharper and brighter than usual.

'He described these changes as "high contrast vision with dominant pink color everywhere", and said that the environment became brighter as if it was early morning even if the environment was dark.'

The patient, who was also a medical doctor, initially tried to treat his condition using the anti-depressant Sertraline.

But after three months, he sought help at a nearby hospital — where doctors suggested he had the rare neurological condition.

At this point, the patient also revealed he had suffered from altered perceptions in childhood due to chest pain caused by a faulty heart valve.

He said that during these pain episodes, he would feel 'white' — a sensation that he said was never brought up by other feelings. This stopped before adulthood, however, after the heart valve issue was resolved.

The patient was discharged and offered no further treatment, with the individual reporting no erectile dysfunction and saying they were happy with their sex life.



Synesthesia is caused by nerves excited by a certain activity accidentally activated other un-related nerves, triggering a 'mixed up' sensation for people.

It was not clear why an orgasm might lead to synesthesia, but the flood of feel-good hormones released and surge of brain activity during the act could raise the likelihood of multiple nerves being excited.

It is often linked to the brain's development, with the organ said to have developed in a way during childhood that is different from 'neurotypical' people.

Many live normal and full lives with the condition, with some even saying it gives them a richer experience of the world.

In other cases, individuals have reported experiencing different colors during each stage of sex. They reported seeing orange at the start of sex, yellow during sex and then pink during the climax phase.

Other types include seeing a specific color when hearing a car horn, or saying they can taste words when they hear them.

Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky and Lorde are all said to have the condition.

There is no specific treatment for the condition, with doctors saying this is not needed as the condition is not an illness.

Estimates suggest that up to two percent of the population experiences a level of synesthesia during sex, according to Psychology Today.

'In contrast to previous reports, our case demonstrated color orgasm as a type of synesthesia that might not negatively affect sex life in men.'