Penis ring tracks ‘erectile fitness’ & flags silent killer before symptoms start

A NEW penis ring that tracks your health has been launched in the UK.

Creators of the new naughty gadget claim it can help tech enthusiasts track sexual performance – and might even save lives.

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The £220 FirmTech Tech Ring is designed to be worn during sex or at night to track nighttime erections.

This data is then converted into an ‘erectile fitness’ score and sent to the user’s phone via an app.

Healthy blood flow is key for erections, so circulation issues could flag serious health risks like heart disease or prostate trouble.

“Sexual health is not something that is isolated, it’s a reflection of your overall health,” the founder of FirmTech, Elliot Justin, previously told the now-defunct website, Motherboard.

Erectile dysfunction, also called ED, can also be an early warning for high blood pressure.

High blood pressure, is often called a ‘silent killer’ as it has no obvious symptoms until it gets serious enough to cause heart attacks and strokes.

An estimated 4.2million people in England alone have undiagnosed high blood pressure according to the NHS. 

Tracking erections at night, as the Tech Ring dose, could help men uncover the root cause of their impotence, the makers say.

Men typically experience between three and five erections per night, lasting around 45 minutes in total. 

Scientists believe they occur because of changes in brain activity and increased blood flow, which helps keep the tissues in the penis healthy and oxygenated.

They’re also a normal sign of good nerve and blood vessel function.

If a man is having erection problems during sex, but his unconscious erections are normal, this could indicate his impotency is caused by mental health issues like stress, according to the NHS.

But if both sex and nighttime erections are struggling this could point to a physiological problem.

FirmTech founder Elliot, described The Tech Ring as electrocardiogram, a painless test that measures the electrical activity of the heart, for “men’s favourite and most sensitive organ”.

He also claims the device can help spot the signs of problems with erections at the earliest stages, allowing men to make lifestyle tweaks known to improve the problem.  

These include losing weight, eating a balanced diet, reducing alcohol intake, and quitting smoking.

ED is a common medical problem, particularly as men get older.

The NHS estimates that half of men between the ages of 40 and 70 will have it to some degree. 

Depending on the cause, you may still be able to get an erection at other times, such as when you wake up.

Sometimes you might also have a low sex drive.

It’s not usually the sign of something serious but you should speak to a GP about it, especially if it’s causing you distress.

Possible causes include stress, tiredness, having too much booze, as well as some medicines.