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Peyronie's Disease: Injection Therapy Becoming More Common

Treating Peyronie's disease with injection therapy is more frequent nowadays, new research indicates. 

Men with Peyronie's disease develop penile deformities caused by plaques - areas of hardened scar tissue that form just below the surface of the skin. Often, the penis bends, making intercourse difficult.  

The study, which was presented at the October 2019 meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), compared the use of collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) injections and surgical approaches.

CCH injections were first approved in 2014. Since then, their use has risen steadily.

Find out more.

Many Germ Cell Tumor Survivors Have Low T

Low testosterone is common among germ cell tumor survivors, scientists report. 

In a study of 199 survivors, about 48% had testosterone levels below 300 ng/dL. 

The results were similar regardless of whether the participants were treated with surgery alone or surgery with platinum-based chemotherapy.

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Erectile Dysfunction Not Always a Problem

For some men, erectile dysfunction (ED) isn't that bothersome.

In fact, men with low sexual desire might not be troubled by ED much at all.

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"Physiological Synchrony" and Sexual Satisfaction

Sexually satisfied couples might develop "physiological synchrony" - a state in which certain bodily functions, like heart rate, become synchronized.

Here's what researchers have discovered. 

 

 

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