Hello? Newbie to site.

[darren24]

Hello. I am a 53 year old male that developed Peyronies about a year ago. My Urologist said to "wait" one year to see what would happen. The only thing she told me to do was take vitamin E. I have a couple of questions and apologize upfront if these are answered here already.

1. Is it documented that beta blockers (Coreg in my case) can cause this disease?

2. I have seen a couple of posts that mention Testosterone. Is there a link there?

Thanks in advance.

[skunkworks]

Hey Darren, yeah lots of guys get told to 'wait and see' and it is completely wrong advice. Have a read of this thread here - Peyronies Survival Guide - Information for New Members - Peyronies Society Forums

The above will answer a lot of your questions.

Peyronie's is listed as a side effect on a few beta blockers, but I have not seen any studies on that particular point.

There is a lot of discussion about testosterone and relation to Peyronie's but no definitive evidence as yet.

Pentox, coq10 and acetyl carnitine, as soon as possible. Those are the first steps.

[james1947]

I was adding to skunkworks advice VED (carefully not to over-pump and after learning the subject) and daily low dose Cialis, 2.5 mg if you don't have ED, 5 mg if you have.
Regarding Testosterone, more for ED that Peyronies, you should be on the upper side of the scale.

James

[UrsusMinor]

Being advised to take Vitamin E and wait is a sign that your urologist is completely unfamiliar with treating Peyronie's.

Do what skunkworks and James suggest, and meanwhile find a new urologist who doesn't recommend discredited approaches.

[Jonbinspain]

I would add that low Testosterone has been linked to Peyronie's. If you're concerned that you may suffer from it, I would get it checked.

The best advice at this point is to find another Uro - one who specialises in treating this disease and knows what he's doing.

The best treatments, you can read about on this site.  

[skunkworks]

I would add that low Testosterone has been linked to Peyronie's.

Could you link to evidence of that please?

[Jonbinspain]

Here you go.


Low T may play role in development of Peyronie's | Urology Times

[james1947]

Thanks for the link Jonbinspain, I was not aware of low testosterone as a cause of Peyronies.

James

[LWillisjr]

darren24,

i was 52 when I was diagnosed. Happened overnight. You can read my story by clicking on the link in my signature block. Happy to answer any questions.

[skunkworks]

Good article Jonbinspain, thanks for that.  

[Jonbinspain]

To me, it suggests that it's yet another possible contributing factor in the development of this disease. For guys my age, low T is always something to look out for. It seems that if you combine that with high blood sugar, hypertension, and Beta blockers, you quite possibly have created the perfect Peyronie's storm.  

[james1947]

As an introductory, this topic is locked.
Please continue with specific subjects on the adequate boards for better knowledge accumulation.

James