Changes In Penis Appearance

I have just recently had an ultrasound scan and was told I have 7 plaques I have been told I have Peyronie’s is this common to have 7 lumps as I don’t know what to expect

Peyronie’s is a scarring disorder of the tunica albuginea, which is the fibrous jacket tissue around the vascular tissue of the penis. The scar tissue can be distributed in a variety of ways, but typically, is either a nodule, cord-like, or can course throughout the shaft of

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I suffered a penile injury six years ago and was diagnosed with peyronies but since then have been told that I am healed. I continue to see a deformity on and off. Is this permanent or will this too eventually go away.

Peyronie’s disease does not typically result in an intermittent deformity. It is due to a scar within the jacket tissue (tunica albuginea) around the vascular tissue of the penis. If the scar is persistent, this would suggest Peyronie’s disease, and in the area of the scar, there

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I am 25 years old, i have noticed my flaccid bend and have noticed hard plaques mainly on sides but sometimes the whole shaft seems hard when flaccid, my penis had gone a yellow colour and i am finding it very difficult to get erections when i do they are not ridgid, my flaccid keeps going really small an thin then it is large like rubber. My whole penis feels like rubber even when erect, i seem to be losing size will i get it back considering i am only 25

What you seem to be describing is unlikely Peyronie’s disease, but may be more of an excessive vasoconstrictor nerve tone which is causing the vascular tissue within the erectile bodies to contract. As a result, the penis feels somewhat rubbery, making it appear shorter and narrower and

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I recently developed some curving in my penis. The penis is slightly curved even when not erect or aroused. Also there is some difficulty in urination. How likely is it that this is PD? Also should I completely stop masturbation?

A curvature of the penis, which is associated with erection, is what defines Peyronie’s disease; any slight deformity of the penis in the flaccid condition could be due to any number of things and is not an indication of Peyronie’s disease. Peyronie’s disease also does not tend

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I suffered a penile injury six years ago and was diagnosed with Peyronie’s but since then have been told that I am healed. I continue to see a deformity on and off. Is this permanent or will this too eventually go away.

It may be that you never did have Peyronie’s disease, as most men who develop true Peyronie’s disease develop a scar which does not completely resolve spontaneously. Other processes which might result in more complete resolution may be a “slow healing wound” which ultimately resolves. Deformity of

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I first noticed my symptoms only about 3 months ago (painful erections, hard nodule under the skin when flaccid) and am currently in the “active” phase of the disease. Is there anything I should or should not be doing during this phase in order to minimize the eventual resulting curvature? It’s only slightly noticeable (approx. 5-10%) and I’d like it to stay that way.

Dr. Levine answers: It’s true that you are currently in the active phase. Contemporary natural history studies have suggested that during the “active” phase, 50% of patients will have worsening of their deformity, around 40% will stay the same and less than 10% will have spontaneous resolution

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My bend is about 35% down and slightly to the right. Though I have never felt a plaque of any kind, there is a small indent in the right side close to the base. I do not experience pain unless I undergo more than one erection in a short amount of time. In the past few years, I have noticed a definite decrease in size, strength, stamina and intensity of climax. My urine flow has decreased and my penis in the flaccid state is both smaller and more limp than it ever has been. I can achieve erections, but for a short period of time and with little to no build up to a less than satisfying orgasm. These problems seem to be worsening. I am 27 and do not want the condition to worsen. Does this sound like a specific condition or symptom of PD and if so, what can I do?

Dr. Levine answers: This is a complex situation that you describe and given your youth it is likely that your curvature is a congenital one, but may be due to a progressive scarring that may be associated with Peyronie’s or just thickening due to the repetitive trauma.

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I have a slight curvature upward, a slight indentation in the middle of my shaft, and a small hard spot at the base. The hard spot and the pain started in the middle of the shaft, but have moved progressively to the base. Is this common?

Dr. Levine answers: This may be a very mild form of Peyronie’s disease and is quite common for the plaque or nodular scar to seem as though it is moving. Basically this is part of the abnormal scarring process that occurs within the jacket tissues of the

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Since I presented with PD about 6 years ago, I have observed a profound change in the appearance of my flaccid penis. What use to hang several inches outside of my body has shriveled up and retracted, and now resides close to my pubic hair. In addition, many of the veins and capillaries that once were plainly visible on my erect penis seem to have disappeared; some of those capillaries or small veins were very painful prior to their apparent demise. My flaccid penis often feels colder than it once did. Are all of these symptoms consistent with PD, or could other medical pathology be responsible for these changes? If so, what might they be?

Dr. Mulhall answers: The plaque that occurs with Peyronie’s disease is a scar and scars contract, so all men with Peyronie’s disease have some degree of contraction of their penis in both the flaccid and erect state so loss of penile length and stretchability is common. The

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