Brown, Rhianna
Peyronie’s Disease
MDA 141
Mr. Kennedy

Peyronie’s Disease
What is Peyronie’s Disease you may ask, well it is a disease that happens to middle aged men and “it’s a disorder in which scar tissue, called a plaque, forms in the penis— the male organ used for urination and sex. The plaque builds up inside the tissues of a thick, elastic membrane called the tunica albuginea.” (Melman M.D., 2014) Researchers have done many studies but are unable to identify the main cause of this disease; they do believe it occurs when a male has abrupt trauma to his penis, hitting or bend to his penis. Including if a male has any sexual transmitted disease or been diagnosed with Erectile Dysfunction (ED), or it could be hereditary in the male’s …show more content…
Once the space in the corpora cavernosa is filled with blood giving it that spongy feel it then firms and expands. At the same time the tunica albuginea layer of the penis then traps the blood giving it the erection and once the sexual intercourse is completed the blood that was trapped in the corpora cavernosa does flow back into the body leaving the penis flaccid. This disease it makes the erection very painful for the male, at times it leads to the male not being able to have sexual intercourse. In some cases the male is able to still have intercourse which is usually those with a minor case with only 30 degrees of deformity in the …show more content…
As far as prevention, many doctors state there’s no way of preventing this disease from happening to any males in their lifetime, healthy eating and dieting does have any affect to possibly being a candidate. “Men who have a connective tissue disorder appear to have an increased risk of developing Peyronie's disease. For example, a number of men who have Peyronie's disease also have a condition known as Dupuytren's contracture — a cord-like thickening across the palm that causes the fingers to pull inward.” (Lue, M.D, 2014)
All in all Peyroine’s Disease is a painful experience for any male and the down side to this disease it shows no symptoms ahead of time for those to detect it early. It affects most men abruptly thereafter they have seek treatments and their life styles change for the better or the worst. Also I’ve gained a lot of knowledge from this project about this disease, how it’s unpleasant to males, not only them but as well as their companions.
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