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Date Posted: 04:20:56 05/13/04 Thu
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Flagpole!!
's message, "Is your willy wonky?" on 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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