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On the forefront of your penis. The foreskin, also known as the prepuce, is the fold of skin that normally covers and protects the glans of the penis. The foreskin’s inside fold is mucous membrane, like the inside of the mouth, and keeps the surface of the glans soft, moist, and sensitive. The foreskin contains [...]
A review of various treatment options History & background of Peyronie’s disease Peyronie’s disease accounts for 0.3 to 0.7% of all urinary system related disorders and it occurs most often in the fourth to sixth decades of life, and occasionally in men less than 20 year old. A small number of men with Peyronie’s disease [...]
Why and why not? Peyronie’s disease (PD) affects 1 to 3% of the male population and is considered one of the frequent causes of shortening of penis, penile shape deformities and erectile dysfunction. The treatment of PD, to date, remains one of the greatest therapy challenges for doctors and sexual health care experts. While various [...]
Signs & symptoms at a glance. History and background Generally speaking, Peyronie’s disease refers to the presence of scar tissue in the penis. The condition is so called as it was first described by a French surgeon Francois Peyronie about 250 years ago. Today, according to the generally accepted estimates, Peyronie’s affects millions of men [...]
Use of stretchers or extenders Peyronie’s disease (PD) was named after the French physician Francois de la Peyronie in 1741. His original description was something like “preventing them from having normal ejaculation of semen”. The disease is currently thought to affect between 3 and 9% of adult men, typically in the fifth to sixth decades [...]
Is prevention possible at all? As the old saying “prevention is better than cure” goes for many other health related disorders, same seems to be true for Peyronie’s disease as well. However, knowledge (you learn more, you prevent more) remains the single most important factor in prevention and early detection of Peyronie’s disease in men. [...]
What it could lead to? First observed in a time as early as 1687, Peyronie’s disease was first described by a French surgeon Fran?ois de la Peyronie in 1743 and, hence, was named after him. Peyronie’s disease is one of the most bothersome penile / sex-related issues in men. Estimates of the prevalence of Peyronie’s [...]
Learn & understand the basics. What causes Peyronie’s disease? Most experts are of the consensus that Peyronie’s disease usually develops following a trauma or injury that causes bleeding inside the penis. However, while this trauma may explain acute cases of Peyronie’s disease, it does not explain why most cases develop slowly and progressively (chronic cases), [...]
