Your penis is curved and makes you suffer? It may be Lapeyronie’s syndrome. Here is what you need to know about this disease.
Is it normal to have a curved penis?
When they are below the belt, it is more difficult to talk about our health concerns. However, the syndrome of the curved penis would affect 1 to 2 men out of 1000 according to the Belgian site Health Info. Also called Lapeyronie’s syndrome, after the name of the doctor who studied it, this sickness lead to pain in the penis and complications during sexual intercourse and, more generally, in the intimate life of 50 year old men and more because of the deviation of the penis and its narrowing.
If it is normal to have a penis slightly curved upwards, to the left or to the right, you must remain attentive to the signs: in case of pain, it may be a question of this disease, which is defined as a loss of elasticity of the corpora cavernosa, as indicated in the magazine Top Health.
How do you know if you have Peyronie’s disease?
“Although deformity is the most common symptom, other symptoms may exist, including narrowing (strangulation), pain in the penis, lack of rigidity in all or part of the penis and palpation of nodules in this one “, explains the Lyon Center for Urology Bellecour Mermoz in the regional daily Midi-Free. Lapeyronie’s syndrome develops at a certain age: men over 50 are the most affected. Hereditary factors may be linked. Palpation of the penis can diagnose the disease “more effectively than an MRI”, confides the surgeon-urologist Antoine Faix at UroFrance.
The disease appears in two stages: first, pain and deformation of the penis appear. “Then comes the phase of stability during which the curvature is fixed and no longer evolves. The pain then ends up disappearing, most often »advances the CHU of Nantes. If the symptoms started several years agowe will note patches of fabric “which have formed on the penis, preventing its expansion at this level. Result, the penis is deformed at the time of erection. The proposed solution is most often an intervention consisting in removing the embarrassing patches of tissue.says Doctor Catherine Solano, sexologist and andrologist at Cochin Hospital in Paris, to Top Health.
Where does Peyronie’s disease come from?
Little is known about the origin of this disease, observed for the first time by François Gigot de Lapeyronie, surgeon to King Louis XV, detectable only during erection. It is a fibrosis of the envelope of the cavernous body which originates from trauma to the penis during sexual intercourse, for example.
How to treat Lapeyronie’s syndrome?
The management of this disease depends on the stage at which it is diagnosed. “The management is complex and requires the use of a specialized andrology consultation as soon as the diagnosis is suspected.. The urologist can prescribe vitamin drug treatment and vasodilator in order to slow down the evolution of the curvature”. It is also possible to be treated locally with “injections of corticosteroids into the fibrous plaque”asserts the site UroFrance.
Is it necessary to have surgery in case of Lapeyronie’s syndrome?
An operation is not necessarily necessary. It is necessary to think about it twice because a passage to the block is often delicate, even more when it is about the genitals, and to seek the opinion of its doctor. Very good results (60% improvement) have been observed after penile tractions: the patient must wear a penis extender for 3 hours, for at least 6 months.