New treatment to help men regain healthy sex lives

Peyronie's disease most often afflicts middle-aged men, usually the result of an injury that may not have been noticed. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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NEW YORK • Sometimes, it takes the licensing and advertising of a treatment to get patients to seek help, even for a medical problem that is often painful and psychologically devastating.

Such is the case with Peyronie's disease, a scarring and bending or curving of the penis that can make sexual intercourse difficult or impossible for men.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 18, 2019, with the headline New treatment to help men regain healthy sex lives. Subscribe