Porn insider on grim reality behind scenes as male stars risk 'killing' penises with jabs

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Male performance in adult scenes is often considered a taboo subject – but now one industry insider has revealed the “insane” lengths men are going to in order to last during filming sessions.Although the length of time on set can vary depending on a number of factors, some porn stars have admitted that they can spend up to 18 hours a day on-site.Directors are tasked with capturing different angles and scenarios that can be spliced into mini films.This poses a particular problem for male talent, who are expected to perform on notice, which can often cause trouble maintaining erections.And, while some models will combat the problem with Viagra, a videographer with experience working in the adult industry has shone a light on the potentially dangerous practice of using penis injections to maintain an erection.Setting up the explanatory video on his LustCast YouTube channel, Tommie McDonald suggested that male performers are “basically killing their d***s just for their work.”“You inject your penis with this cocktail of drugs and it opens up the blood vessels in your penis, and it gives you an almost guaranteed erection,” he explained.

This allows the performer to maintain their performance – even while scenes frequently stop and start to allow different camera angles to be explored.Lying behind the need for this gruesome treatment is performance anxiety.He described: “On a porn set, it’s an insane amount of stress… There’s your co-star, there’s makeup, there’s crew, there’s a sound guy, director, camera, it could be a lot of people waiting for you to take your clothes off and have sex.”Tommie accepted that using medical interventions increased the chances that the male model would be booked again, with budget constraints.