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Hobbs

Hi!

I'm 24 years old and when I was 21 i started taking propecia for my hair loss in febuary 2016. I had no side effects at first, everything went great, until it didn't...
About 6 months in I started losing my nighttime erections, morning erections and spontaneous erections, however erections when having sex and when masturbating was hard as ever. Then even they gradually decreased in strength. I immediately stopped taking the pill. By the I had taken propecia for about 11 months. I took about a day before I got a huge boost and erections were back to normal. Gradually however my erections became worse and I had big problems having an erection. I alson noticed how my penis, when flaccid, often had a mid shaft thinning making it look like an hourglass, it always went away when I had an erection though. This was not something I had before taking propecia.

In spring 2018 i noticed how my penis had gotten considerably more bent while erect, and while the was no pain involved, I also noticed how it had shrunk several cm when erect and flaccid, both in length and girth. And from here on my ED got worse, and this summer and early autumn i had total impotence.

I went to my doctor, who sent me to an urologist clinic. I went there last week told him all of the above and my suspicion that it was Peyronies. The doctor I met at the clinic, who was very young, told me that he was very inexperienced, and was not sure, so he went to get an other doctor for his opinion. He came back alone however and the he sounded very sure thet it was not Peyronies because- "Why would you have that?". He gave me Viagra and said my penis just needed blood flow and som help on the way.

I went home with and tried the Viagra, it worked very well with my erection, although a slight pain in the groin area and the penis shaft while masturbating.

But my penis has still shrunk, is still very bent to the left, in a way it was not three years ago( not even one year ago). And without Viagra erections are impossible. I feel very depressed and have a lot of anxiety because of this. I can't remember when I last had a full nights sleep. This is horrible Will it get more bent? Will it get smaller? Will i always have to depend on Viagra?

So what do you think? Do I have Peyronies Disease or not? And what should I do for my next step? Please help, I will be so, so grateful.





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NeoV

Propecia will destroy your penis. You now need to follow the rules for a healthy penis, and that's about it.
There is no "Peyronie's" vs "non-Peyronie's." There is only the spectrum of penile health in my personal opinion. End stage poor penile health is calcified fibrosis.

Spend at least 10 hours, a full day, researching the penis and how fibrosis and inflammation works. You will be fine if you follow the basic rules.

See a specialist if you like but you are going to need absolute abstinence, zero carb, proper sleep, and physical therapies. Other than that you're looking at surgery but that's far off and not needed. Penile health is tied to arterial health and even nerve health.

Your anxiety is definitely playing a part. Stop worrying and follow the rules for a healthy penis. That means modified sexual habits, zero or low carb, and physical therapies. Once that is HANDLED look into drugs or surgery, but I do not believe that is necessary.

Hobbs

Forgot to thank you Neo, very kind of you! I logged out after i had read your post and really tried following "the rules". And I can't understand what i did wrong but it is worse today. As of today i have lost 1.5 cm in length, but no loss of girth. I have stated to feel an itch in the penis shaft where the plaque is. Don't know why, new inflammation? I Find it difficult knowing what my next step is, curve is also worse, about 45 degrees right now. If something doesn't change, then this is about to ruin my life. I can see how this might spell the end of me if change for the better does not occur. The shortening is the worst part. It seams to be progressive for almost everybody? Has anybody had a stable disease over say 10 or 20 years?  Such a vile disease.

The urologist again said that i don't have peyronies, without looking at the erect photos. He claimed it was too unlikely for my age. He is sadly wrong and I have booked a new appointment with a new urologist that performs Xiaflex. I don't know if that will help. Thinking about starting both VED and traction this spring, but I wan't to hear from the doctor first.

The hard flaccid that I have all the time except for when on my back and side is also troubling  to me. Can it be fixed? Because I imagine hard flaccid with VED or traction is a bad idea.
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