Why Men Fake It: The Totally Unexpected Truth About Men and Sex
Employing anecdotes about patients he has treated who suffer from sexual troubles, urologist Morgentaler examines male sexuality and intimacy. Much of the material concerning erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation is familiar. Some of the subject matter, including penile implants and how erections work, is technical. Trendy topics include andropause and testosterone supplementation. The sexual sites in the human brain are evolutionarily ancient and deep. Morgentaler describes libido as “almost a form of madness.” Yet in his musings on masculinity, Morgentaler identifies a sort of sexual nobility. The men in the book range from tragic to valiant to eccentric. One of the most intriguing is Giles Brindley, a self-experimenting neurophysiologist. At a medical meeting, this professor injected pharmaceuticals into his penis and then dropped his drawers to show the audience how those medications produced a full erection. In another experiment, he implanted a thermometer in his own scrotum for 24 hours. Morgentaler does boast about his own credentials (“I have probably seen as many penises as anyone else in the world”), and his knowledge about “guy problems” is undeniable. --Tony Miksanek