Peyronie's disease is a disease in which a man's penis is bent. At the same time, not only the physical condition of the stronger sex suffers, but also its psychological mood. Such men can be very painful about any situation that happens to them.
The disease manifests itself in the formation of microtraumas on the penis during sexual intercourse. Although such injuries are invisible to human eyes, they are accompanied by tissue ruptures. Microtraumas are tightened quickly enough, after which no traces remain. In men who are susceptible to such a disease, wounds heal in a short time, while a scar remains in places of tissue rupture, which begins to harden over time.
The penis is affected on one side only. And with the next erection, one side of the penis is stretched, and the second, which has a seal, cannot stretch. After sexual contact, the penis becomes curved, which causes a man great discomfort and even pain. In this case, serious problems with erectile function may appear.
Pyronie's disease usually appears in men after 40 years of age. Average agerepresentatives of the stronger sex, prone to such a disease, is 53 years old, but the disease can appear at almost any time. Most of the patients are representatives of the white race, sometimes there are representatives of the Negroid population among patients, and very rarely - residents of eastern countries.
Currently, the spread of Peyronie's disease worldwide is 0.3-1%. At the same time, a significant part of men do not visit a doctor in a timely manner and postpone the examination indefinitely. At the first appearance of pain during an erection, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Reason for development
At present, the number of men diagnosed with Peyronie's disease has increased significantly. The causes of this disease are still not exactly established. But there are certain factors that provoke the onset of the disease.
- Microtrauma on the penis of a man.
- Genetic pathologies.
- Diseases: diabetes mellitus, Dupuytern's contracture, atherosclerosis.
Symptoms of the disease
Peyronie's disease patients show symptoms almost immediately.
- Perceptible pain during erection.
- Reduce penis stiffness.
- Curvature of the organ.
- Noticeable lumps on the penis.
Due to inflammation of the penis, seals appear in the tunica albuginea, which deform the organ. In this case, venous and arterial obstructions in the phallus area may be disturbed. The curvature of the penis in Peyronie's disease can reach 900. The penis can have various shapes: "bottleneck", "hourglass". Any curvature causes discomfort to a man and leads to erectile dysfunction.
Course of disease
Peyronie's disease can occur in both acute and chronic forms. Very often the acute form passes immediately into the chronic one. The acute form is the active phase of the disease. Its duration is from six months to one and a half years. If the plaques that appear on the penis do not disappear on their own, then the patient is prescribed treatment. With timely medical intervention, the likelihood of developing the disease is significantly reduced. In the absence of treatment, erection loss is possible, which is fraught with severe psychological problems for the patient.
Diagnosis
It's fairly easy to diagnose Peyronie's disease. The photo shows common problems men face.
At the end of sexual contact, the penis changes its direction, pain appears. If you have these symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor. The reason to visit the doctor will also be the appearance of seals on the penis, as well as visible violations of the shape of the organ during an erection.
Clinical picture
The detection of plaques in 78-100% of cases indicates the initial stage of the disease. With curvature of the penis, the disease is diagnosed in 52-100% of cases, and with the appearance of a painful erection, Peyronie's disease is detected in 70% of men. Treatmentwill be assigned depending on the problems found.
Seal diameters may vary. The average size of plaques is 1.5-2 cm. They can be localized in various places. According to their location, dorsal, ventral and lateral curvature are distinguished.
Treatment
There are therapeutic and surgical methods for the recovery of patients diagnosed with Peyronie's disease. Treatment, or rather the selection of the method itself, always becomes a very difficult problem for any doctor. To date, there are conservative methods of treating the disease and surgery.
Conservative therapies
As such methods of treating Peyronie's disease, various drugs are isolated. The mechanism of action of most of the drugs is based on the decomposition of the collagen fibers that make up the seals. Thus, the plaque becomes less dense and its expansion stops.
It is very important to use physiotherapy methods in the treatment. In this case, ultrasound, laser-magnetic method, phonophoresis (joint use of ultrasound and medicinal substances) are used. Physiotherapy methods are based on increasing the speed of reactions occurring in tissues and vibration massage.
Conservative ways to restore men's he alth are quite effective, and the number of recovered patients is about 10-25%. And in severe forms of the disease and in the absence of positive dynamics from sparing therapy, the question ofsurgery.
Medication treatment
Men diagnosed with Peyronie's disease are treated with drugs at the first stage of the disease, at the beginning of the inflammatory process. It is at this stage that the first symptoms of the disease are noticed and pain persists in a man. Medicines stop the process of inflammation and keep the protein membrane in a satisfactory condition. With timely intervention, the course of the disease can be interrupted and the man completely cured. When using injections once every 2 weeks, penis curvature becomes less in 60% of patients, and in 71% of men, sex life improves.
Surgery
Surgery may also be required to restore the shape of the penis. Such an intervention can also help men with erectile dysfunction, for whom pharmaceutical treatments, physiotherapy and vacuum methods have proven ineffective.
To restore the shape of a penis with a curvature angle of less than 450 operations are not assigned.
Operation Nesbit
This method has a positive result in almost 95% of cases. First, the doctor evaluates erectile function. For this, vasoactive drugs are used. The main advantage of the operation is its simplicity, but the disadvantage is the reduction in the length of the penis.
Alkaline grafts
Transplants make it possible to restore the shape of the penis without reducing itlength and without erectile dysfunction. If the seal on the penis is excised during the operation, then the risk of complications is very high. In 18% of cases, recurrence of curvature occurs, and erectile dysfunction appears in 20% of patients. To eliminate possible risks, it is necessary to dissect the seal. Grafts can be saphenous veins or bovine pericardium. The method is quite effective, in almost 95% of cases patients recover.
Penile prosthesis implants
When Peyronie's disease co-occurs with erectile dysfunction that is resistant to drugs, vacuum therapy and injections, implantation of penile prostheses is used. The method is standard, and there is no need for relaxing incisions and grafts.
Folk ways to restore he alth
There are also non-traditional methods of treating a disease such as Peyronie's disease - treatment with folk remedies.
- Primrose, initial letter, sage, burdock root, oregano and flaxseed are mixed in 100 grams each and crushed. Then in a thermos 2 tbsp. l. the mixture is poured with 2 cups of boiling water and steamed all night. In the morning, the resulting infusion is filtered. The mixture should be consumed 4 times a day, 100 ml 30 minutes before meals. The infusion should be prepared every day.
- 15-20 grams of ripe horse chestnut fruits, pre-crushed, are poured into a glass of boiling water, everything is brought toboil and boil for 15 minutes. After the solution has cooled, it is necessary to strain it. You should drink 1/3 cup in small sips before each meal, but not more than one glass per day. To improve the taste, you can add berry syrup directly to the infusion.
Simultaneously with the applied treatment, it is recommended to take healing baths. For this, 3 packs of sage are used, which are poured with a bucket of boiling water. Leave the infusion for 30 minutes, then strain and pour into the prepared bath. Such procedures can be performed every other day. The duration of each bath should not exceed 10-15 minutes. After the bath, it is recommended to go to bed immediately.
More and more men are faced with such a diagnosis as Peyronie's disease. How to treat such an ailment, only a professional doctor, a specialist in his field, can say. When trying to self-medicate, you can only aggravate the situation, and also increase the risk of complications. Therefore, when the first symptoms of the disease appear, it is recommended to immediately consult a doctor.
