Penis Disorders
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Summary
Problems with the penis can cause pain and affect a man's sexual function and fertility. Penis disorders include
- Erectile dysfunction - inability to get or keep an erection
- Priapism - a painful erection that does not go away
- Peyronie's disease - bending of the penis during an erection due to a hard lump called a plaque
- Balanitis - inflammation of the skin covering the head of the penis, most often in men and boys who have not been circumcised
- Penile cancer - a rare form of cancer, highly curable when caught early
Diagnosis and Tests
- Genital Problems in Men (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- How Is Penile Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
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Stages of Penile Cancer
(National Cancer Institute)
Also in Spanish
Prevention and Risk Factors
- Can Penile Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Penile Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Treatments and Therapies
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Treatment Option Overview (Penile Cancer)
(National Cancer Institute)
Also in Spanish
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Treatment Options by Stage (Penile Cancer)
(National Cancer Institute)
Also in Spanish
Living With
- Penile Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Related Issues
- Penis-Enlargement Products: Do They Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Specifics
- Ambiguous Genitalia (Hormone Health Network) - PDF Also in Spanish
- Bent Penis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Facts about Hypospadias (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
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General Information about Penile Cancer
(National Cancer Institute)
Also in Spanish
- Inflammation of the Penis (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
- Male Yeast Infection: How Can I Tell if I Have One? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
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Penile Curvature (Peyronie's Disease)
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Penis Fracture: Is It Possible? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Priapism: Prolonged Erection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Videos and Tutorials
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Circumcision
(BroadcastMed)
- Broward Health Coral Springs, Coral Springs, FL, 3/31/2014
Statistics and Research
- What Are the Key Statistics about Penile Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Male
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Penile Diseases
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Penile Induration
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Innovating Incrementally: Development of the Modern Inflatable Penile Prosthesis.
- Article: Infection Prevention Considerations for Complex Penile Prosthesis Recipients.
- Article: A Contemporary Evaluation of Peyronie's Disease During Penile Prosthesis Placement:...
- Penis Disorders -- see more articles
- Hypospadias -- see more articles
- Penile cancer -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- Find a Urologist (Urology Care Foundation)
Children
- Ambiguous Genitalia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- For Boys: Trouble "Down There" (Nemours Foundation)
- Hypospadias repair - slideshow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Teenagers
- Is My Penis Normal? (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Pearly Penile Papules (Children's Hospital Boston)
Patient Handouts
- Balanitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Cancer - penis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Curvature of the penis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Epididymitis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Epispadias (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Erythroplasia of Queyrat (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Hypospadias (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Hypospadias repair (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Hypospadias repair - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Paraphimosis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Penis pain (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish