A male porn star who appeared in around 600 scenes has revealed that he quit the industry after the devastating toll it took on his penis.

Christopher Zeischegg, who performed under the alias Danny Wylde, said he ended up in the emergency room three times after using erectile dysfunction pills.

The adult entertainer, who performed for roughly 10 years, said on one occasion, he risked permanent damage to his penis after having a 12-hour erection.

Zeischegg told the Independent: “After the third time, a doctor said to me that if I kept using the drugs, I could cause some serious long-term damage, like scar tissue buildup in my penis, which could lead to impotence.”

And the dangers of using the drug weren’t just physical for Zeischegg.

The porn star said he believes he became psychologically addicted to its effect, like many others in the industry.

He said that he once tried to stop using the drug, but he was unable to get an erection on set or during dates due to his strong dependence on it.

He revealed: “I was still in my 20s. There should have been no reason that I needed to do that.”

“But I had developed this idea about myself, and I didn’t want to let my partner down, or make them think that I was anything less than a ‘porn star’ in bed.”

After receiving the stern warning from hospital staff, Zeischegg ended up quitting the porn industry, but said it took him months to stop using the drug altogether.

Now age 31, he said he is once again comfortable with his body and sexuality without the drug.

He works in video and production, where 60 percent of his clients are from the adult industry, and has co-founded a hot sauce business, Wyldefire.

Zeischegg had originally worked as a nude “art model” but said he got into porn after seeing an ad for a porn shoot while he was studying.

A former girlfriend later helped him meet adult producers and directors in LA to launch his career, which eventually saw him shoot scenes with both men and women.

He started out earning around $300 per scene but later signed a year-long contract with a production company that paid him $4,000 per month for just six days’ work.