Apr 09
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What is Peyronies Disease?
Think of one of the worst things that can happen to your penis. And then imagine that this worst thing is actually a disease. Well, that’s what a disease called Peyronies (pronounced pay-ronies) does. It actually causes a curvature to the penis that is fairly noticeable, especially during an erection. It is natural that men’s penises curve a little bit during an erection, but this disease does it alarmingly so, sometimes men don’t realize what is wrong with them when it first makes itself evident, or may not realize that it’s abnormal until one of their sexual partners points out that it’s not quite the status quo.
Peyronies is most common in men between forty five and sixty years of age. It is caused by a build up of skin along the shaft of the penis over time, so it’s usually something that gradually happens over time, and this build up causes the penis to curve abnormally during an erection. As you can imagine, such a curvature, combined with the fact that there is scar tissue involved, can cause sexual intercourse to be painful for the man, and even sometimes for his partner.
Causes for Peyronies disease range from auto immune disorders which may cause excess scar tissue to form on the body, specifically in the penis in this case, trauma to the penis that causes irregular scar tissue to grow in abundance, some medications may cause or add to the cause of the disease, and also genetically inherited gene traits that cause the scar tissue to build in this most unfortunate of areas.
What are the treatments for Peyronies? Well, you can take certain medications, or they can do injections into the penis directly which help to break down the scar tissue along with the body’s own natural defenses, and the last resort is surgery on the penis. I know you can imagine why surgery on the penis is always the last resort, since penis surgery is a risky endeavor and may cause further problems than the primary issue. Just look at how disastrous penile enlargement surgery can be.
