Basic Summary for Peyronie's disease

Main name of condition: Peyronie's disease

What is Peyronie's disease?
  Brief description of Peyronie's disease: Hard lump on the penis often causing bending.
  Parent types of Peyronie's disease: Male sexual conditions, Possibly autoimmune diseases
  Organs Affected by Peyronie's disease: penis

How many people get Peyronie's disease?
  Prevalance of Peyronie's disease: 1 per 100 men
  Prevalance Rate of Peyronie's disease: approx 1 in 200 or 0.50% or 1.4 million people in USA [about data]
  Prevalance of Peyronie's disease: One study found Peyronie's disease occurring in 1 percent of men. ¹

Who gets Peyronie's disease?
Profile for Peyronie's disease: Although the disease occurs mostly in middle-aged men, younger and older men can acquire it. ¹

How serious is Peyronie's disease?
Prognosis of Peyronie's disease: The plaque itself is benign, or noncancerous. ¹
Complications of Peyronie's disease: see complications of Peyronie's disease

What causes Peyronie's disease?
  Causes of Peyronie's disease: Many researchers believe the plaque of Peyronie's disease develops following trauma (hitting or bending) that causes localized bleeding inside the penis. ¹
  Class of Condition for Peyronie's disease: autoimmune possibly
  Causes of Peyronie's disease: see causes of Peyronie's disease
  Risk factors for Peyronie's disease: see risk factors for Peyronie's disease

What are the symptoms of Peyronie's disease?
Symptoms of Peyronie's disease: see symptoms of Peyronie's disease

Can anyone else get Peyronie's disease?
Inheritance: see inheritance of Peyronie's disease

How is it treated?
Treatments for Peyronie's disease: see treatments for Peyronie's disease
Research for Peyronie's disease: see research for Peyronie's disease

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Peyronie's Disease: NIDDK

Last revision: June 10, 2003

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