Peyronie's disease is a penis obstacle prompted by scar tissue, called plaque that forms inside the penis. Peyronie's disease is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by the development of fibrous plaques on surrounding fascial layer of the adult male penis. Affected individuals may experience pain, have cord-like lesions on the penis, and exhibit abnormal curvature of the penis when erect. It can make the penis to look bendt upward or to the side.
What are the symptoms of Peyronie's Disease?
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Indications may occur gradually or develop overnight. When the penis is soft, you are unable to see a problem. But in severe cases, the chronic plaque hampers flexibility, producing pain and forcing the penis to arc or bend when erect. Sometimes milder forms of the disease will go away by themselves without causing pain or permanent bending. In most cases, the pain eases over time, but the bend in the penis can remain a problem.
If you need treatment, your doctor will immediately consider surgery or medicine as the only remedy
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First, your doctor will probably prescribe a pill, if those don t work, you may get a shot of verapamil or collagenase into the scar tissue of the penis. Your doctor may consider surgery if nothing else works, but usually only for men who can t have sex because of their Peyronie s disease. Generally, in operation, the plaque is removed and get a tissue graft in its place. The other kind of surgery includes altering the tissue. Pills, such as potassium para-aminobenzoate are prescribed as the first step.
In clinical trials, this collagenase therapy significantly reduces this disease
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In clinical cases, collagenase medication significantly diminishes curvature and annoying traits associated with Peyronie's disease in the patient. Drugs for Peyronie's disease include an oral medication called pentoxifylline or application of injections or topical gel. A variety of methods can be used to plicate the longer side of the penis that is the side without scar tissue. This can straighten the penis, but it might result in actual or perceived penile shortening. In some cases, plication procedures cause erectile dysfunction. Discuss potential side effects of this medication with your doctor, as some of them can be severe.
Penile implants are strictly avoided while curing this disease
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Surgically inserted penile implants replace the spongy tissue that fills with blood during an erection. The implants might be semi-rigid manually bent down most of the time and turned upward for sexual intercourse. Another kind of implant is pump implantation in the scrotum. Penile implants might be reconsidered if you have both Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction. Your doctor will consider the location of scar tissue, the severity of your symptoms and other factors.