Peyronies Disease
Peyronies Disease and Treatments
Peyronie’s disease is the formation of hardened tissue (plaque) in the penis that can cause pain, curvature, and distortion, mainly during erection. The plaque itself is benign, or noncancerous. The penis consists of two columns of erectile tissue (the corpora cavernosa); the corpus spongiosum, which contains the urethra that carries urine and semen from the body; and the tunica albuginea sheath that surrounds the erectile tissue. With Peyronie’s disease, the dense, fibrous scar tissue or plaque is formed in the tunica albuginea.
The National Institutes of Health published a report which said that Peyronie’s disease occurs in approx 1% of men. It appears to be most common between the ages of 45 and 60, but may also occur in young and elderly men. The true prevalence may actually be higher because of reluctance of sufferers to seek medical attention, and failure of some to report cases that only have relatively mild symptoms.
Peyronie's disease varies in severity, and may develop very slowly or very quickly. Symptoms include:
- Hardening of tissue in the penis
- Painful erections
- Curvature in the penis during erection
- Shortening, bumps, or depressions in the penis
- Plaque developing on the top of the shaft which causes the penis to bend upward during erection, but it may also occur on the bottom, causing the penis to bend downward.
- If plaque develops both on the top and the bottom, indentations and shortening of the penis may occur.
- In about 1 in 8 cases the plaque does not cause any major problems and the condition resolves itself.
- In severe cases however, the pain and curvature can result in incomplete erection or even erectile dysfunction (impotence).
Expensive surgery is one option to remove the plaque but many men with Peyronies have benefited from a much cheaper solution by using the ProExtender traction device. The Danish-made doctor-designed device is used in hundreds of clinics and hospitals worldwide specifically for the treatment of Peyronie's.
Peyronie’s disease is the formation of hardened tissue (plaque) in the penis that can cause pain, curvature, and distortion, mainly during erection. The plaque itself is benign, or noncancerous. The penis consists of two columns of erectile tissue (the corpora cavernosa); the corpus spongiosum, which contains the urethra that carries urine and semen from the body; and the tunica albuginea sheath that surrounds the erectile tissue. With Peyronie’s disease, the dense, fibrous scar tissue or plaque is formed in the tunica albuginea.
The National Institutes of Health published a report which said that Peyronie’s disease occurs in approx 1% of men. It appears to be most common between the ages of 45 and 60, but may also occur in young and elderly men. The true prevalence may actually be higher because of reluctance of sufferers to seek medical attention, and failure of some to report cases that only have relatively mild symptoms.
Peyronie's disease varies in severity, and may develop very slowly or very quickly. Symptoms include:
- Hardening of tissue in the penis
- Painful erections
- Curvature in the penis during erection
- Shortening, bumps, or depressions in the penis
- Plaque developing on the top of the shaft which causes the penis to bend upward during erection, but it may also occur on the bottom, causing the penis to bend downward.
- If plaque develops both on the top and the bottom, indentations and shortening of the penis may occur.
- In about 1 in 8 cases the plaque does not cause any major problems and the condition resolves itself.
- In severe cases however, the pain and curvature can result in incomplete erection or even erectile dysfunction (impotence).
Expensive surgery is one option to remove the plaque but many men with Peyronies have benefited from a much cheaper solution by using the ProExtender traction device. The Danish-made doctor-designed device is used in hundreds of clinics and hospitals worldwide specifically for the treatment of Peyronie's.
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