Understanding Peyronie's Disease: A Treatment Guide for Curvature of the Penis

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The psychological and physical pain ofPeyronie's disease is addressed with quiet sympathyin thisoverview of the most-asked questions urologists hear from patients being treated for its symptoms. The role ofthe disease in erectile dysfunction is clearly outlined, and such treatments asinjections, ionospheres (EDMA), shock waves, stretching therapy, andtopical medicationsare explained. For more debilitating cases, surgical approaches such as grafting, plication, and prosthesis implantation are discussed, withadvice aboutseeking good medical evaluationsin order to assess the surgical options.Interesting case studies arepresented in the final chapter, and a glossary and list of resourcesare also included.

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"Readable and concisely written and would serve as a good discussion starter with health-care providers. . . . Recommended for public and consumer health libraries." Library Journal
"This book is complete, accurate, and patient-friendly. It is an excellent resource for men with Peyronie's disease and their partners." Culley Carson, MD, chief of urology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Author Bio

Laurence A. Levine, MD, is the director of the Male Sexual Function and Fertility Program and a professor in the department of urology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is a former president of the Chicago Urological Society, serves on the board of directors of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and was a member of the Peyronie's disease committee at the World Health Organization's First and Second Consultations on Erectile Dysfunction in Paris in 1999 and 2003. He lives in Chicago.