Xxxi;727598 said:
I can't get a 100% rock hard erection clamped off. Never have been able to. It always ends up somewhat squishy lol. So I clamp off an 80-90% erection. Main goal is less oxygen.
I don't think priapism megalophallus is caused by the pressure. I'll explain why. In every medical case I've seen of megalophallus after priapism, the CC was reported hypoxic. I also believe megalophallus has tissue growth, not just a stretched out tunica. If it were just a crazy tunica stretch, then the penis would actually shrink when flaccid. However, megalophallus penises stay the same size when flaccid and just get harder when erect. That is because there is new tissue in there. Also, to actually stretch out the tunica THAT much would take MASSIVE pressure. We all know how tough the tunica is. And to get enough pressure to deform it to the extent of a 8 or 10in girth (megalophallus size), you'd basically need arteries that pump blood into it with the force of a damn pressure washer imo. I really don't think you can just "engorge" to the point of deforming the tunica that much.
In one case I read, it says the megalophallus was caused by a "sudden loss of tunica elasticity". I believe that was because of a chemical change within the structure of the tunica (probably caused by lack of oxygen). And in another case, when a megalophallus REDUCTION surgery was done, the doctors reported cutting out and removing bleeding TISSUE. So, I think some kind of chemical reaction is what is causing the tunica to weaken soo much and new tissue to actually grow. There's no way this (kind of megalophallus size gain) is just caused by pressure and sheer force.
I'm glad that you specified "less oxygen" because its important to know its not the same as "no oxygen" = anoxia (just a little background for those that may not know; not something that I think you'd want to play with to be honest).
I can't say for sure that anything mentioned here would be fact but I'm only writing from what I remember in readings. The tunica has what's like a pressure point for elasticity. When it reaches this point it sort of "gives up". This is why megalophallus caused by priapism doesn't shrink when flaccid, that's not to say there aren't any tissue growth. I'd like to look at the medical cases you are citing for growth if you get the chance, you can just pm them to me. The few cases I've seen regarding this, patient testimonies say its almost an instant increase in girth, something that would be impossible by growth due to the rate at which cell division would need to occur in that short amount of time. That's not to say growth doesn't occur later to stabilize this change, I do not know.
About the reduction surgery, I went thru the case study for it shortly after we first started discussing this. The bleeding tissue was mostly corpus cavernosum so its already very vascular, so I'm not surprised it was capable of bleeding.
To be fair, some support on the other side of the coin, pressure, can be made plausible. Let's look at a normal erection. The spongy tissue fills with blood, from arteries down the length of the penis. A little blood enters the corpus spongiosum; the remainder engorges the corpora cavernosa (about 90% of the blood used in an erection). Blood can leave the erectile tissue only through a drainage system of veins around the outside wall of the corpus cavernosum (in the case of priapism, there is usually something causing an inability to drain properly). The expanding spongy tissue presses against a surrounding dense tissue (tunica albuginea) constricting these veins, preventing blood from leaving (essentially to hits on no drainage). The penis becomes rigid as a result. The glans penis, the expanded cap of the corpus spongiosum, remains more malleable during erection because its tunica albuginea is much thinner than elsewhere in the penis. That being said, its not impossible with blood being blocked inside the penis by two different mechanisms (while inflow is not impeded) to have something that will yield to the increasing pressure. If something didn't yield, the penis would pop like an over-inflated balloon. I think that would explain a sudden loss in tunica elasticity.
Your experiment may provide some further insight into hypoxic growth, only wanted to highlight that it would not be out of the realm of possibility for this to be a pressure thing. Look at the cases of fractured penises, that's usually caused by a ruptured tunica so its not impervious to pressure deformation. Not many ways to find out for sure the causes, could even be a combination of hypoxic conditions and excessive pressure.
Keep up with your experiment and share your findings! Don't be afraid to discontinue if something goes wrong, protect yourself first.