Bent Penis: Peyronie's
Disease
by Gabe
Mirkin, M.D.
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Three of 100 men suffer from Peyronie's disease, a bending of the penis
during erection. The penis contains balloons that fill with blood to cause
an erection. These balloons can develop a scar that prevents them from
expanding normally during an erection, causing the penis to bend toward
the scar. If you take a balloon and put a piece of Scotch tape on one side
and then blow up the balloon, it will bend toward the side that has the
Scotch tape. A report from Italy shows that Peyronie's disease can be
cured by taking weekly injections of a medication to treat high blood
pressure plus a drug that carries fat into cells.
Usually this is a harmless condition that requires no treatment because
the scar disappears, with no treatment, within five years on the average.
Impotence associated with Peyronie's disease responds well to all
available treatments for impotence, such as Viagra. Doctors treat
Peyronie's disease only when it hurts to have an erection or prevents a
man from making love.
Surgery often fails to cure this condition, but Peyronie's disease can
be cured by injections of verapamil directly into the scar in the penis (5
mg twice a week for 10 weeks) plus a 3-month administration of
propionyl-L-carnitine (2 g/day). Check with your doctor.
For journal references on the studies mentioned in this article see http://www.drmirkin.com/men/1241.html
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and
practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four
specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his
fitness and health reports here.
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