Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction: A potential new paradigm

Abstract

Peyronie disease (PD), first reported in 1743 as a disease,1 is now recognized in most cases to be the result of coital trauma to the penis. In 1997, Devine et al suggested that poor rigidity during penetrative sex causes delamination of the elastic covering (tunica albuginea) of the penile corpora cavernosa.2The scar that forms as healing takes place is usually palpable, and this “plaque” and the erectile deformity are manifestations of PD.2