Peyronie's disease is a disorder that is manifested by abnormal curvature of the penis during an erection due to scarring of erectile tissue. This scarring prevents straightening of the penis, and some people may have their penis curved so severe that penetration is almost impossible. Those suffering from this disease experience pain during intercourse.

The disease is most common among middle-aged men and elderly. Symptoms of Peyronie’s disease - Signs and symptoms of Peyronie's disease can occur instantly or may be developed in time. Some symptoms include: - Curved penis during erection; - A bulge along the penis on one part or both parts of the penis; - Painful erections, some men do not feel pain than swelling reached; - Inability to maintain an erection; - Inability to penetrate; - Shorten penis

In most cases the pain caused by Peyronie's disease may disappear, but a curved penis will persist even if no pain is felt. Causes leading to disease - Currently, doctors do not know with certainty the exact causes of the disease, but existing theories include cases such as:
- Injury to the penis: an accident in the penis area can cause blood vessels in the penis to break and cause internal bleeding, which in time lead to severe wounds that may develop fibrosis or calcium deposits that have resulted in a curved penis
- Autoimmune disorders: the scar might be a reaction of immune system factors
- Inheritance of an abnormalities
- Drugs: some drugs may cause Peyronie's disease because of side effects. Most drugs are responsible for the occurrence of disease like high blood pressure, heart disease, or glaucoma

Diagnosis and treatment - Through a physical exam, your doctor can tell if you have the Peyronie's disease. Because Peyronie's disease differs from person to person, treatment should be prescribed by the doctor. Some treatment methods include:
1) oral medication - If the disease does not show signs of improvement, the doctor may prescribe oral drugs, increasing treatment applies to the first 12-18 months when the wound is in training. Medicines recommended for this disease include:
- Colchicine, medicament increase may inhibit the growth of collagen and improve symptoms. Side effects of this medicine are digestive problems and diarrhea.
- Aminobenzoate Potassium: taken after medical advice, this medicine can cure you of disease. No studies have been conducted to determine the exact efficacy of this product.
- Vitamin E: Studies show that vitamin E can help alleviate disease, although in this case be conducted more thorough research

2) injections - Your doctor may encourage all treatment consisting of drugs such as Verapamil injected directly into the injured. Injections are meant to destroy the scar.

3) Surgery - If no drug treatment helped in the case of this disease and the penis still remains curved, you can opt for surgery. Doctors recommend this last method when the patient has painful sexual acts or of poor quality sexual acts. Surgery is necessary to restore the normal erection functions. Surgical options are: remove scars or cutting portion affected. In some cases, the use of prosthesis can help maintain the erection during the sexual act. And this method has side effects, because the penis might shorten n time.