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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Dr. Levine answers: This is an interesting question, as up to 30% of men with Peyronie’s disease also have Dupuytren’s contracture. It may be that there is a similar genetic process here resulting in a site specific scarring in the hand and in the penis. You might
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: It is unlikely that the cystoscopy triggered this problem at all, but because you have Dupuytren’s contracture, you may have a higher genetic predisposition to develop Peyronie’s disease.
Read more →Dr. Mulhall answers: Both Peyronie’s disease and Dupuytren’s contracture are known as fibromatoses, condition in which there is excessive scar formation (just as keloid scars are also in this group of disorders). The literature would suggest that the incidence of Dupuytren’s contracture is higher in men with
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: There is no known evidence that the use of PDE-5 inhibitor drugs including Viagra, Cialis or Levitra causes Peyronie’s disease. The package insert on all of these agents states that the use of these drugs should be “with caution”, as the Peyronie’s disease patient
Read more →Dr. Mulhall answers: There is no convincing evidence that any medication (including the 3 mentioned in this question) is associated with the onset of Peyronie’s disease. Any medication that would be associated with Peyronie’s disease would either have be associated with a medical condition that was linked
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