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Peyronie’s disease affects approximately 800,000 men in the UK and although it tends to run in families, it can also be caused by damage to the penis. In this consultation taken from series one of Embarrassing Illnesses, Dr Christian Jessen refers a patient with Peyronie’s to undergo surgery to correct his curve!
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Anno i cant pull my forskin back either when i am errect. But i did find this on wikianswears if this helps..
Answer Whether a male penis is erect or flacid, the foreskin should be able to be pulled all the way back, behind the glans (penis head). Some boys are born with a foreskin that has an opening that is not big enough to pull back.
Most men who can't draw their foreskin back have no problems throughout their lives e.g. with sex and urinating. However, most people would feel they are missing out on a greater range of sensation from their penis.
For this reason, would recommend you should see a urologist. Circumcision will not normally be necessary, stretching possibly with use of a steroid cream will normally loosen a tight foreskin.
Hope it was a help it was to me! =]
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my penis is slightly curved to the left but wen i have anerection it is straight but i can't pull my foreksin back wen i have an erection … anyone ese have this problem?
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I had peyronies disease 2001/2, aged 59. When erect, my penis curved towards and actually touched against my stomach, making intercouse impossible. I had an operation to relieve the situation, including circumcision, being told only a few days before the operation that the penis length would be slightly reduced by perhaps 1cm. In the event, my penis was reduced in length by some 3-4cm, which was disappointing having a relatively small penis to start with.
The Consultant more or less said tough luck, nothing we can do about that!
He also said it wasn't unusal to have a lessening of sensation or climaxing during intercourse initially after the operation, but that this normally returns in tme. It didn't! So, on balance, I do now have a straight penis, can now have sexual intercourse, but with a much shorter penis, lack of sensation and no climaxing – a non event for both parties.
Patients should be made fully aware of the potential outcome prior surgery – I wasn't.
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My penis has almost a 90 degree curve to the left. I have had this since as long as I can remember. I am now 49 with two grown up kids and it has never affected my sex life, apart from mental depression when I was a teenager. When I was about 17 my doctor took one look at it and said there was nothing to be worried about. From that visit to the doctors and hearing his encouraging words, my life changed forever.
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