Men warned about 'Death Grip Syndrome' that can cause serious trouble in the bedroom

Men have been warned about the ‘Death Grip Syndrome’ that can cause them some serious trouble in the bedroom.

I know, I know; it’s always sounded like a myth, but it turns out, it’s pretty much a real thing, it just doesn’t have an official name. So, Death Grip Syndrome (DGS) it is.

And look, there’s no shame in having a bit of me time and masturbating, but blokes perhaps need to try and not seize the opportunity too tightly.

Holding on to those moments of joy too hard could have an impact on your sexual health, and a doctor believes plenty of people aren’t even aware of the problems that they could be causing themselves.

The term of DGS seems to have been around since at least the early noughties, referring to men holding their penises too hard while they have a wank.

Some blokes are holding on a little too tightly. (Getty Stock Images)

UK Care Guide’s Dr Cunningham told Metro that the phenomenon ‘can lead to decreased sensitivity, and difficulty achieving orgasm through other forms of sexual activity’.

I mean, it would be pretty embarrassing if you can’t finish during sex because you’ve been holding onto yourself too hard.

But the embarrassment is one of the key consequences as the doctor reassures that DGS doesn’t quite do any physical damage to the penis.

Rather than causing a proper injury, it’s in the bedroom where problems may erect.

“The persistent use of a tight grip can condition the nerves and tissues to respond only to this specific form of stimulation,” Dr Cunningham explained.

“This can make it challenging to experience pleasure and achieve orgasm through more typical forms of sexual activity.”

So, you might find that you end up only able to easily achieve an orgasm with a particularly tight grip. Therefore, this could potentially end up causing a decrease in your levels of sexual satisfaction from partners.

The doctor says plenty of men might not realise DGS is causing them issues. (Getty Stock Images)

It’s been suggested that DGS can even cause a bit of pain as well as anorgasmia.

This is a sexual dysfunction where you experience absent, delayed, infrequent orgasms, or ones that lack intensity despite being aroused.

It can cause people distress and have an effect on their sexual relationships.

Dr Cunningham however says that years of ‘consistent, tight-grip masturbation’ doesn’t usually lead to total anorgasmia.

“But it can certainly lead to delayed ejaculation or reduced pleasure,” he adds.

The doctor says DGS is ‘common enough’ that professionals see it regularly but many men don’t realise ‘it’s the root of their difficulties’.

To reverse symptoms you might be experiencing of this problem-causing death grip, Dr Cunningham recommends changing your habits such as being more gentle with your touch and ‘exploring different types of stimulation'.

“In some cases, professional counselling or sex therapy can provide additional support and strategies to regain sensitivity and sexual satisfaction,” he advises.