Does a Penis Pump Actually Work for ED? A Doctor Explains
9 Oct 2026 · 11 min
Dr. Anne Truong explains that FDA-approved penis pumps work for ED when used consistently: pump 5-6 days a week for at least six weeks, 10 minutes per session at no more than 10 mm Hg pressure. Benefits include improved blood flow and temporary girth gains of 0.5-1 inch, with minimal side effects if guidelines are followed.
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Is your penis pump actually doing anything for your ED? Most men try it a few times, see nothing, and put it back in the drawer. Here's the truth. Your penis works like a muscle. Train it 6 days a week for at least 6 weeks and it gets stronger, just like the gym. Skip it and it starts to shrink and build scar tissue. Today I'll show you exactly how to use the pump, step by step, and the mistakes that cause bruising and swelling.
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The question is, does the pump actually work for men with ED? Absolutely. That's why it is FDA approved to use for ED. That's what it's made for, and it does actually work well if you do it consistently. What I mean by consistently is that you Have to use the pump at the least 5 days a week, or best optimal 6 days a week, and you have to use it 2 times. Quick note before we go any further, if you're a high-income man, usually the age between 45 to 85, and you're ready to invest to fix your ED without relying on pills or surgery, I have the Get Hard Protocol, an in-office program where we treat you in Virginia. We combine stem cells, Shockwave, Botox, Hormones, and lifestyle to help restore natural erection. It's not for everyone. You must be able to travel to Virginia and be comfortable investing around $16,000 for your health. If that's you, pause this video for a moment, click the link down below in the description that says Get ED Breakthrough with Dr. Anne and complete the application. If you're not in that position yet, no problem. Keep enjoying this video. And And check out our Modern Man Club at NoEDMan.com. How do you use the pump? And the big word is consistent and persistence. You have to use the pump for at least 5 to 6 times a week for at least 6 weeks to see results. If you stop using the pump, then you will go back to the way you were before. It's kind of like going to the gym to exercise your muscles. You go to the gym and you do biceps curl. The more you go, your biceps are going to get stronger and stronger, right?
That's right.
Same thing with the penis. When you use the pump, the penis is going to get stronger and stronger. If you don't go to the gym, then your muscles will get weaker, but it will just get back to the way it was before you go to the gym. So you haven't lost anything. You just lose the gain that you improved. So what are the gains with doing the penis pump? I recommend you use gears. What are the benefits of using the penis pump like the one I have here that you can get at our store at ednomore.com? Well, the benefit is that it exercises your penis. It brings in oxygen and blood flow to the penis. So that way it makes the penis stronger and makes the penis simulate an erection. So that way it doesn't forget what it feels like to have an erection. It brings in oxygen. So that's why it keeps the penis muscle healthy. It also helps prevent scar tissue that develops in the penis. Because the penis, if you don't have an erection in a while, It's going to develop scar tissue in these muscles here, the corpus cavernosum. So the other side benefit of using the penis pump, it does make your girth and your length increase by about half an inch to an inch. So you do get bigger in length as well as in width. And then it also prevents atrophy. It also will make your penis be ready to have an erection later on. So it's kind of priming your penis for an erection later. So it has multiple benefits. And very little side effects. One of the side effects of using the penis pump is that you get a bruise, you get swelling. So to answer your question, the penis pump work for ED? Absolutely, yes. FDA approved for use for ED. And how do you use the penis pump? You want to shave around the pubic area first. And then when you start, you want to lube the whole entire penis all the way to the shaft. And on the bottom, you want to put lube on the inside of the cylinder here. And then when you put it through, you either want to be in a sitting or standing position. So sitting on a chair, sitting on the edge of the bed, or standing where your back is against the wall, your legs are kind of crouched a little bit. So then when you put it, the cylinder in, pull down your scrotum so that way you don't suction it in, and then push this opening part of the tube against your pubic bone to create Suction. You want to create a tight seal so that way when you pump like this, that you will see the gauge. Let me say, I want to show you that you will see the gauge go up and up and up, and you don't want to go more than 10, okay, which is the outside number, which is the millimeters of mercury. So you don't want to go more than 10, which is this number here. Most men get an erection, a pretty good erection, between 7 and 8. You don't need to go to 10. You don't need to. What happens when you go above 10? When you go above 10, then you may cause some bruising of the penis. You stop, the bruising goes away, you're back in business. So you don't have to worry about that. Sometimes you pump too much. How much is too much? More than twice a day. You'll get like swelling around the foreskin that goes over the tip, which is the glans right here. You have to be really careful when you're doing this to do not Pull down the scrotum. Do not suction the scrotum inside the pump. That will be uncomfortable there. Just need to pull down and put the tight seal. You pump up to 10, 90% erect, leave it erect inside the cylinder for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, there's a button here you press to deflate, right? Take the pressure off. You take it out, rest for 10 minutes, and then put it back on again and do the suction again. Pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump until you get to about 90% erection inside the pump. Leave it in the cylinder for 10 minutes, and then you deflate. So you want to do that every day for 6 consecutive days, stop 1 day, and then resume again. Okay? It does help for ED. It also helps with preventing shrinkage, and it also helps with Peyronie's disease, or bending of the penis. And what are the benefits? It teaches your penis how to get an erection when you can't get an erection. I mean, literally, this is the only device that can give you an erection on demand in a few minutes, even if you have ED for about 20 years. So the only device that can do that. And then also, you give the penis a sense of what it's like to have an erection, to have an erection, so that way it's ready to go when you want to have an erection again. Is it really like lifting weights?
Absolutely.
Remember, the penis, it's like a muscle as well too. And if you train, it will get stronger. If you don't train, it'll get weaker. That's all. It is a muscle. It is like lifting weight, very similar to lifting weight. When I use the penis vacuum pump, how much time do I keep it inflated before releasing the vacuum? You want to keep it inflated for 10 minutes inside the cylinder before you release the vacuum. So 10 minutes. On average, how long before seeing results with the pump? It's at least about 6 weeks. Before you can get the result. But 6 weeks of doing it consistently for 6 days a week for 6 weeks. And I believe the next question, can you see increase in girth with the penis pump? Yes. Also increase in length? Yes. It's not permanent. You stop pumping, it will go back to the way it was. So it's not permanent and you still need to continue to pump. So let's say you pump and you get to a size that you like and things are working well. Yeah, instead of doing 6 days a week. If you're able to get erection, you're able to get morning wood, things are functioning well, then just back down to maintenance, which is 3 times a week. It's maintenance. So if your ED's already improved a lot, you're improving the size that you like, just keep it at maintenance level, which is 3 times a week, and usually every other day for maintenance. So pump does not leave a permanent result. I have the ring to keep it erect, but once I release the vacuum from the pump, the erection start going down. Absolutely. When you release the vacuum, then The erections start going down. So that's totally natural, totally, totally natural to see that. Nothing wrong with that. Remember, the results are not permanent. You still got to work at it. It's like going to the gym. You go to gym, it's not permanent. You stop going to the gym, you see your muscle changes right away, right? I've been using a pump for 2 months now. Should I continue? Well, you should continue the schedule of 6 times a week if you're still having issues of ED. But if you're getting the size that you want and you're still getting good erection now, and you can just do maintenance at 3 times a week, but you're going to do maintenance forever. And honestly, you'll probably do twice a week for maintenance. But if you are doing hanky-panky, that counts towards that one exercise for the penis pump. Okay, modern man, if you're struggling with weak erection, low energy, the food you eat could be the big part of the problem. One of the best research-backed ways to boost circulation, support healthy testosterone, and improve sexual performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation, and fuel your hormone naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in both energy and erection within weeks when they shift to this style of eating. So, Check out the Mediterranean diet link right here below and get that as soon as you can. Stronger testosterone and better erection.
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