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Peyronie's disease

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}} Peyronie's disease is a rare connective tissuedisorder involving the growth of fibrous plaquesin the soft tissueof the penisaffecting as much as 1% of men.

This may be associated with Dupuytren's contracture.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Causes
2 Variation
3 Symptoms
4 Diagnosis and treatment
5 See also
6 External links

Causes

The exact cause is not known, although it is thought to be caused by injury to the internal cavity of the penis, which results in bleeding and later scar tissueformation at the tunica albugineaof the corpora cavernosa.

Variation

A certain degree of curving of the penis is considered normal.

Note: It is common and normal for a penis to have some small degree of bend at the base, causing the penis to point in a direction other than directly forward, while still having a straight shaft. This is not caused by Peyronie's disease or masturbation.

Symptoms

It may cause pain, cord-like lesions, or abnormal curvature of the penis when erect. It may also make sexual intercoursepainful, although some men report enjoyable intercourse in spite of the disease.

Diagnosis and treatment

A urologistcan diagnosethe disease and suggest treatment, though treatment is limited since Peyronie's disease is not fully understood. Treatment usually takes the form of surgeryand oral medications. Tablets of vitamin E 800 mg/day or potassium aminobenzoate (Potaba) 12 g/day may produce some improvement; you will need a doctor?s prescription. Don?t be tempted to take higher doses of vitamin E.

External links

Who Named Itsynd/3345de:Induratio penis plastica

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Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/Peyronie%27s_disease"

Categories: Eponymous diseases| Sexual health| Andrology| Penis

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