Peyronie’s disease can occur at any time but is more common in men aged 40-60 years. It affects 1 in 100 middle-aged men but experts suggest it is as common as 4%.
The disease causes very variable degrees of deformity and inconvenience. Some men are barely troubled by it, while others find sexual intercourse physically impossible. Many men will not require treatment, but all should seek prompt medical advice. The symptoms of Peyronie’s disease are as follows:
1. A lump in the shaft of the penis: This develops slowly over several months and often takes 12-18 months to reach its maximal size.
2. Pain in the penile shaft: More than 2/3rds of men with this disease experience variable degrees of pain in the penile shaft. In a majority of the cases the pain settles down after some time.
3. Abnormal angulation of the erect penis: During the 12-18 months of the lump or plaque developing in the penis men experience variable degrees of abnormal upward bending of the penis. 30-40% of the patients get worse, 10-20% get better and the remaining 50% remain status quo.
Some patients develop varying degrees of erectile dysfunction (impotence) as a consequence of Peyronie’s disease. This can vary from a complete inability to attain and/or maintain an erection adequate for satisfactory sexual experience to a slight reduction in penile rigidity. In some patients the penis can buckle around the lump during intercourse. It is interesting to note that between 10 and 25 per cent of men with Peyronie’s disease have Dupuytren’s contracture, a claw-like deformity in which the little finger, the ring finger and, sometimes, other fingers bend over towards the palm of the hand.
If you have any of the above symptoms of Peyronie’s disease then seek prompt medical attention. There are treatments for Peyronie’s disease and it is possible to correct the deformity through either penile stretching or surgery.
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