Do I have Peyronies disease?

[Zeckelbaum]

Hi guys. Great little forum you have here. Really grateful that there are people out there who offer to support to others having gone through things like this themselves! a little about me...

Age:24

Symptoms:

All started in May 2014. I was having sex with gf and she was on top and the angle was weird and was hurting my penis. I didn't think much of it and never knew it was possible for my penis to break so just carried on. Over the next few days I noticed an IMMEDIATE change. I could NOT get an erection to save my life. Even with Cialis. I could not have sex. My penis felt like it was broken and slack about an inch above the base. It felt 'shrivelled up inside itself' like a sausage inside a pair of stockings but somewhat contracted and it just wouldn't work.

My symptoms have changed slightly since this time and have improved but for the last 4 months have stabilised and perhaps gotten worse a little.

Current symptoms:
- slight curvature of penis when erect (never used to have this)
- The head (glans) of my penis WILL NOT get erect no matter what. Tried kegels or temporarily holding superficial dorsal vain and kegelling and grabbing the head and NOTHING works
- Hard flaccid all the time
- Penis pain at certain times
- Premature ejactulation - sex lasts a few minutes and my penis is much less 'full' and thus sex is not as pleasurable as it used to be
- Area one inch above the base has a lot of lines on the outside (will post pic in another forum later but not sure if I can here) and feels like it is weak and could snap. It feels 'hollowed' out and thin. I can NOT grind or thrust vigourously or it hurts and feels like it will snap. Not being able to grind makes sex much harder. I think this may be scar tissue but is not in the form of a hard bump as such. Just heaps of little lines on my foreskin and feels hard flaccid all the time.
- I can have sex maybe twice a week otherwise my penis just shrivels up and dies and wont work. Always hard flaccid and veins always prominent especially superficial dorsal vein. Erection quality is always poor and it feels thin. Cialis allows shaft to get hard but never the glans. I have to be careful with the shaft, even when hard, because the area 1 inch above the base is so weak that I cannot use my penis properly or thrust properly during sex.
-If my penis is 'semi erect' then it bends at the one inch above the base area - feels like it has simply been ripped there. Imagine if a sausage was inside a stocking/pair of tights or something and one inch above the base somebody simply cut 3/4 through your penis and then put it back in the stocking.
- Erections also die quickly, especially if standing up, and I need constant manual stimulation. A few minutes of sex is very tiring for my penis tissue compared to masturbation (also not good though)

Medical doctors conclusions:I went to see a urologist and it cost 400 dollars for ten minutes (I am young and poor) and he knew absolutely nothing and seemed to try hurry me out of his office. Told me I would be fine and nothing was wrong with me and I would get better. I told him if I masturbate or ejaculate it seems even worse and he said it doesn't matter and I can do it as much as I like. He didn't do any tests other than suggesting injecting my penis for an artificial erection (no thanks).

Treatments I have tried:

I have tried herbal remedies from LINK DELETED BY MODERATOR - James. Products such as Alpha Amino, Alpha HGH, Multi-Alpha, their penis cream as well. L'arginine. These treatments don't seem to help as such; but if I don't take them the state of my penis declines even more. Have been using these for 6 months but they are very expensive.

Relationship status: I am in a relationship and my GF is understanding but thinks I am not putting in an effort to improve our sex life to how it used to be and I can tell she is getting fed up mentioning to me how her friends bfs pounce on her all the time and they have sex multiple times a day. She really is the perfect girl and most girls wojld have left long ago. But I worry... I don't want her to leave me so I really need to fix this so I can be like I used to. She doesn't know what is wrong with my penis, and nor do I, and I don't think she understands that things can not improve despite my best efforts. She says my desire towards her has gone down and she feels less of a woman but this is ismply because I feel so ashamed and less of a man because of my issue and that this makes it seem like im put off sex when really Im not. I just want things to be how they used to.

Somebody please help me. I am too young for this DO I have peyronies disease? From what I have read most cases display curvature but in certain cases there is little to no curvature. I have experienced a little so far but it is mainly the other symptoms from the injury and what I believe to be scar tissue (lines on foreskin around the area of injury) - and thus subsequent effect of this being that my glans will not inflate either - maybe some flow on effect of the initial problem

Please help me. Many thanks. (also should I stop masturbating entirely? Have started to do so but does this even help? I feel as if it does). kegels seem to not make a difference to my premature ejaculation.

[Jonbinspain]

From what you describe, possibly it's Peyronies - possibly!  Undoubtedly, something is wrong. However, you need to be sure.  I understand that you're not rich, but you urgently need to see a COMPETENT urologist - a Peyronies specialist. You can find a list of well regarded ones here on the site.

You can also find a list of members - we have several Aussies. If you contact one of them by P.M., they can hopefully provide help & support. Point you in the right direction, etc.

Re your girlfriend, if she's understanding, and willing to help you with your problem. Get her to read about this disease here and read for herself of the problems it causes a man sexually - that it's not a lack of desire on your part. Tell her that you think you may have this disease. If she cares, I'm sure she will help and support you.  

[NeoV]

See a specialist immediately. Any penile injury is serious and your case sounds like mine and many others. Find a Peyronie's expert near you.

Take the supplements that have studies backing then for Peyronie's.

[welshwales]

Nobody here can diagnose you with Peyronies Disease, you need to see a doctor well versed in the subject. However, your case does sound remarkably similar to many guys who have been diagnosed with Peyronies Disease.
Moderate and responsible VED therapy is useful for promoting good penile health whether you have Peyronies Disease or not, so it's worth getting hold of one. Check out the VED board.
If you need help maintaining a decent erection you can try a PDE5 inhibitor such as Viagra for a fast erection, or Cialis for a more natural experience (lasts for about 36 hours so sex can be more spontaneous).
As for your girlfriend, if she really cares about you she will be patient and understanding. Peyronies Disease can test the health of a relationship. If it fails, then it was probably not meant to be.

[Hawk]

For one thing, if you GF was really perfect she would not want you to risk further damage especially since it is sex with her that started the damage.  If she cares about you she would allow you recovery time.  She would suggest activities such as oral, toys, etc that would satisfy her and not hurt you.  Someone can Not-care about you and be the perfect mate.