Dr. Mulhall answers: There exists no evidence that urethral catheterization causes Peyronie’s disease. Indeed, as you point out the “injury” would be remote from where the vast majority of the plaques are located. It is likely that the trauma that is implicated in Peyronie’s disease development is
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Dr. Levine answers: Stress can certainly be a contributing factor to many disorders. It is unlikely to activate the Peyronie’s process directly, but stress may result in diminished rigidity which may subject the “at risk” penis to a greater likelihood of injury which would then activate the
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: Hypertension has been associated with erectile dysfunction as it causes progressive injury to the blood vessels within the penis reducing the ability of those vessels to dilate in response to a sexual stimulus. Men who have compromised erections and who are also susceptible to
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