As if there weren’t enough Covid symptoms to worry about, this week there are fresh warnings from urologists that catching Covid-19 can affect penis size and ability to become erect.

It comes after a man in his 30s described how he lost 1.5 inches in length after contracting the disease six months ago. The man says the problem has still not resolved and both his ‘length and girth’ have reduced. Nightmare!

Writing into the podcast How To Do It, he said that he had been hit hard by the virus in the summer of 2021.

When I got out of the hospital, I had some erectile dysfunction issues.

Those gradually got better with some medical attention, but I seemed to be left with a lasting problem.

I was never huge, but definitely bigger than normal.

But now I’ve lost about an inch and a half and become decidedly less than average.

Two doctors were also interviewed on the podcast and were asked if loss of penis size was a recognised symptom of coronavirus. They responded that ‘Covid d*ck’ was indeed a real thing, though they said that there could be ways to treat it (stretching devices and low doses of Viagra can help).

Back in May last year a study found that the virus could be found in penises ‘long after the initial infection’ and suggested that ‘widespread endothelial cell dysfunction from Covid-19 infection can contribute to erectile dysfunction’.

Another study published last year prompted the slogan ‘Mask up to keep it up’. It surveyed 100 Italian men, 75 of whom had contracted Covid-19 and 25 who hadn’t. Those who had caught Covid were more likely to experience ED (28%) compared to those who hadn’t (9.33%).

Urologist Charles Welliver told the Slate podcast that Covid-19 could cause ‘significant vascular issues’ for men, and that experiencing lasting shrinkage after infection was not ‘very common’ but was definitely a possibility.

Urologist Ashley Winter was also consulted on the podcast and confirmed:

We totally know that Covid d*ck is a real thing, and people aren’t just making it up.

Welp, if this doesn’t convince men to get vaccinated, then nothing will. Although I’m seeing loads of comments out there already suggesting this is just another scaremongering tactic to encourage men to get jabbed. What about women though? I don’t see any doctors out there advising that Covid leads to looser vaginas, do you?

Anyway, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before we hear someone suggest that it’s the vaccine that shrinks your penis, rather than Covid. Better keep an eye on the little man just in case.