Peyronies

WHAT IS PEYRONIES

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Peyronie’s disease is characterized by the formation of hardened tissue (fibrosis) in the penis that causes pain, curvature, and distortion, usually during erection.

Scar tissue or plaque that develops on the top of the penis will cause the penis to bend upward. Plaque on the underside of your penis will cause it to bend downward. Sometimes scar tissue occurs on both sides of the penis, causing an indentation or “bottleneck.”

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PEYRONIES

The signs and symptoms of Peyronie’s disease may appear overnight or develop more slowly. These may include:

• Painful erection
• A bend or curve in your penis during erection
• A thick band of hard tissue on one or more sides of your penis
• Indentation, or an “hourglass-shaped” penis during erection
• Impaired ability to obtain an erection (erectile dysfunction, or ED)
• Shrinking or shortening of your penis

In many cases, pain caused by Peyronie’s disease may decrease after a short period of time. However, the curvature may persist even if the pain subsides.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF PEYRONIES

Doctors and researchers don’t completely understand what causes Peyronie’s disease. A number of theories exist, including:

• Injury to the penis
• Autoimmune disorder
• Inherited collagen abnormality
• Medications (a rare but possible side effect of a class of blood pressure and heart medications called beta blockers)

Although injury to the penis may explain sudden (acute) cases of Peyronie’s disease, cases that develop slowly or disappear quickly with no apparent trauma to the penis remain unexplained.

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