Do natural male enhancement pills work? Webmd, the online authority for health care related questions, says that, no, they do not work, at least in terms of giving you a bigger sized penis. Rather than taking one of these “snake oil” pills they recommend that you just take a hot shower so that it will increase your penis for a short period of time. A Webmd blog made an interesting point that the reason you get so many spam e-mails and advertisements on television is because the producers of these creams and potions are in no way regulated by the government. The supplement industry has worked very hard to not be overseen by the FDA, thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. The pills and creams sound authoritative and believable when they tell you that they promise “male enhancement”. In reality, most of them are useless vitamin pills. Sure, some may work for you, but don’t count on it. Because there have been no official independent studies done of them, don’t expect much.

The most popular alternative to male enhancement pills that supposedly increase penis size is jelqing. Essentially it involves stroking the penis in a down-up, down-up motion consistently, thereby stretching it. Although jelqers say that it works well, doctors are very skeptical about it because there is no scientific study to prove that it works and a chance of injury to the penis in the form of scars and weaker erections. If you are interested in jelqing simply do a search for it in your favorite search engine. There are whole forums with guys who share their techniques on penis enlargement. Some even go further and employ “hanging” techniques to increase their penis size, which can be dangerous.

Another alternative is penis enlargement surgery. Yes, some men are desperate enough to have their penis increase in size by 1/2 inch, which is the typical result for such a surgery. Less than a third of men who got the surgery were satisfied with the results. It should be noted that men who get this surgery have very unrealistic expectations about what it can do in terms of increasing penile size. Although some men get a mere 1/2 inch of length, you can expect to get around 1 inch. The surgery works by cutting a ligament that holds the penis in its usual position, making it descend around an inch. Some men, rather than opting for an extension of the penis, choose to go with a dermal implant, which works by implanting fat cells on the penis, giving it more thickness. For either surgery you can expect to pay around $5,000. As with any surgery, there are risks including nerve damage, infection, and adverse side effects to anesthesia. If you get an elongation surgery you may very well have scarring and your erection will point lower than normal. Considering the cost and risks of this surgery, unless your penis is significantly below the average, it is best that you pass on this type of surgery.

Some men think that they can use penis pumps to increase their penis size. Although penis pumps are used for erectile dysfunction, they do not make your penis bigger during intercourse. They do, but once you remove the ring, your penis deflates back to its normal size. Studies have proven that penis pumps will not increase your penis size.

However, if you are looking for an alternative to a prescription drug such as Viagra to treat ED, according to Webmd, products that contain panax ginseng, yohimbe, “EGB 761″ or “LI 1370″ type Ginkgo Biloba, and L-Arginine have been tested and are known to work to some degree.