Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
First, are you on any sort of medication that might be suppressing your sensations or have you by any chance had a lower back injury or a pinched spinal nerve?

Another question worth asking is whether you've by any chance been riding a bicycle a lot? Or sitting on an upright bike, say, at the gym and riding for long lengths of time? Or even sitting on a stool in a way that puts pressure underneath and behind your male anatomy down there? Urologists have learned that bicyclists who don't use a special seat designed for men complain of the same problem. Turns out it's because sitting upright and putting your body weight on that perineal area puts pressure on the pudendal nerve, which supplies the penis. The pelvic autonomic plexus is also involved.

Men can also get a form of pudendal "neuralgia," which is basically nerve inflammation, that can cause descreased sensations. You've gotten the advice to go see a doctor for good reason. But you really ought to see a urologist, who'll be more informed about that specific area. That's a fairly noticeable symptom, don't you think, and worth a trip to a doctor, even if it's embarrassing? You wouldn't want the problem to get worse or to begin to affect your erectile function.

I have not taken any type of medications for some time. I have taken some Wellmans tablets which are vitamin pills now and again. I've had no lower back injury noticable pain in the lower part of my body.

When I go gym I'm on the tredmill, the only time I sit for long periods is on the computer at home. However when I do sit sometimes I will adjust the chair so I'm slumped in the seat and I do feel some pressure in my lower back but then I just sit up, I don't sit like this for very long at a time but is it possible that over some time, even years, its gradually been numbing my penis? Why would I suddenly notice this overnight if this was the case?

''a form of pudendal "neuralgia," which is basically nerve inflammation'' I just looked this up and it seems to be more of a servere cronic pain type of thing that happens from impact, this isn't what you specified though, you said a form, so exactly how do you get nerve inflammation in this area?

''Pudendal nerve damage
Pudendal nerve damage (neuropathy), also called "bicycle seat neuropathy," may cause numbness or pain. Pudendal nerve damage can result from the pressure of prolonged or excessive bicycle riding (e.g., competitive cycling), especially improper seat position or riding techniques are used. Special bicycle seats have been designed to decrease pressure on the perineum, potentially preventing or resolving this problem. ''

If this is my problem, I don't have any pain symptoms. The only possible thing I can thing of related to this is my posture when sitting at computer, in which case, what is a good posture, or a good lazy posture that I can get away with to see if it'll help at all?,.. before I book an apointment with a urologist and bypass my GP.