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Penis Disorders
Also called: Penile disorders
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
Start Here
- Genital Problems in Men(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Overviews
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Disorders of the Penis(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Disorders of the Penis(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Latest News
- Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons(11/26/2008, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Genital Problems in Men(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- How Is Penile Cancer Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society)
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Treatment
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Penile Cancer (PDQ): Treatment
(National Cancer Institute)
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Penile Cancer (PDQ): Treatment
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Prevention/Screening
- Can Penile Cancer Be Prevented?(American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Penile Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Disease Management
- Penile Cancer: What Happens After Treatment?(American Cancer Society)
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Specific Conditions
- Balanitis (Infection or Inflammation of the Penis)(InteliHealth)
- Erectile Dysfunction: What Causes a Lopsided Erection?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Male Yeast Infection: Can I Get It from My Girlfriend?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Penile Trauma(American Urological Association)
Also available in Spanish
- Penis Fracture: Is This Possible?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Penis-Enlargement Scams: You're More Normal Than You Think(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Peyronie's Disease(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Peyronie's Disease(American Urological Association)
- Phimosis and Paraphimosis(InteliHealth)
- Priapism(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Retrograde Ejaculation(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What Is Penile Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Related Issues
- Penectomy(American Cancer Society)
- Sexual Health: Genital Itching(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Health Check Tools
- Bloody Ejaculation(DSHI Systems)
- Genital Pain in Men(DSHI Systems)
- Penile Discharge(DSHI Systems)
- Penile Growths(DSHI Systems)
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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: Genital Diseases, Male
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Against: No surgery for stuttering priapism.
- Article: For: Surgery for stuttering priapism.
- Article: T-shunt with or without tunnelling for prolonged ischaemic priapism.
- Penis Disorders -- see more articles
- Hypospadias -- see more articles
- Penile cancer -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
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Urologic Diseases Dictionary
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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Urologic Diseases Dictionary
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Directories
- Find a Urologist(American Urological Association)
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Organizations
- American Urological Association
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National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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Statistics
- What Are the Key Statistics about Penile Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Children
- Ambiguous Genitalia(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Epispadias(American Urological Association)
Also available in Spanish
- For Boys: Trouble "Down There"(Nemours Foundation)
- Genital Problems in Infants(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hypospadias(American Urological Association)
- Meatal Stenosis(American Urological Association)
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Teenagers
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Is My Penis Normal?(Nemours Foundation)
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Is My Penis Normal?(Nemours Foundation)
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