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Date Posted: 06:39:59 07/19/02 Fri
I've found out what's wrong with me!!!
Is your willy wonky?
With DR KEITH HOPCROFT
DR HOPCROFT specialises in men’s health. Here, the outspoken GP, from Laindon, Essex, looks at the embarrassing condition called Peyronie’s disease.
DON’T choke on your cornflakes but today I’m writing about bent willies.
All the publicity on downstairs matters is focused on the usual suspects such as impotence and testicle cancer. Bent willies rarely get a look in – but they should.
About one per cent of middle-aged men suffer this problem, which is officially called Peyronie’s disease. That’s “Pay-ro-knees” if you want to impress your mates – which you probably don’t.
You won’t be likely to mention it to the doc either, because you’re too embarrassed.
Which is a pity. Peyronie’s will, at the very least, make you self conscious and worry about what’s wrong. At worst, it can ruin your sex life.
So, whether you’re the unfortunate one in a 100, or one of the other 99 hoping to continue going straight, here’s your guide to Peyronie’s disease.
First, what causes it? We don’t really know. It may be something passed on in the genes. Or it might start from a minor injury to the old chap.
What we do know is that it begins with a tender lump in the shaft of the penis. After a while, the lump stops hurting — but the penis starts bending.
It’s fine when it’s floppy. But when erect it curves like a banana.
Why? Because the lump is a type of scar. It doesn’t stretch like normal tissue. So when your penis gets pumped up with blood, the lumpy part fails to expand – and this causes the bend.
On the plus side, it is nothing sinister. But if you’re not keen on a novelty willy, what should you do?
Nothing, yet. One in five straightens out after a year or two. The rest stay the same or get worse.
So what if you’re one of the unlucky ones? This depends. If it doesn’t affect your sex life, try to live with it.
Various tablet treatments have been tried but there’s nothing effective on the market yet.
But if the bend is so bad it’s making sex painful or impossible, see your GP. He can send you to a specialist to discuss surgery to straighten it out.
New techniques are being developed all the time. For example, researchers have been trying shockwaves to break down the scar tissue.
Unfortunately, this treatment is also used to shatter kidney and gall stones – so it may be some time before the average bloke is brave enough to put his precious part in the shockwave machine.
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