Summary of “OUTCOMES OF A NOVEL PENILE TRACTION DEVICE (RESTOREX) IN MEN WITH PEYRONIE’S DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED, SINGLE-BLINDED, CONTROLLED TRIAL”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** This study was one that we conducted soon after RestoreX became available.  Our goal was to determine if the device resulted in any benefits or not in treating Peyronie’s Disease.  My experience with traction devices to that point had not been very good.  Specifically, we had previously performed a study where we evaluated whether […]

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Summary of “Peyronie’s Disease in Teenagers”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** The current study specifically investigates Peyronie’s Disease in teenagers and compares their condition to that of men >40 years old.  The diagnosis of PD is often confused with congenital penile curvature (CPC) in younger men.  CPC is typically a life-long curvature and is not typically associated with penile plaques.  It also

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Summary of “Penile Size Restoration With Nondegloving Approach for Peyronie’s Disease: Initial Experience”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** The current manuscript examines a modification to a technique that is performed at the time of penile prosthesis placement to achieve greater penile length.  Basically, several years back, a technique was developed known as the ‘sliding’ technique, where the penis was basically nearly amputated, stretched, and placed over a

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Summary of “Pathophysiology and Future Therapeutic Perspectives for Resolving Fibrosis in Peyronie’s Disease”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** The current review article discusses some of the complexities of the process by which Peyronie’s Disease leads to penile fibrosis and scarring. The key take home point is that, to date, there are no good treatments which have been shown to prevent the progression of Peyronie’s Disease scarring. Although

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Summary of “Peyronie’s Disease and the Female Sexual Partner: A Comparison of the Male and Female Experience”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** This summary is of an abstract that was presented at the SMSNA meeting (SMSNA.org) but has not yet been published.  This abstract is excellent though, and it highlights some very important aspects of PD.  Specifically, many (? most) men with PD are concerned about how the condition may affect

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Summary of “Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease”

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***Trost Commentary and Key Take-Home Points*** Shockwave therapy is a very hot topic in sexual medicine and is very commonly advertised for Peyronie’s Disease and erectile dysfunction.  However, as of August, 2020, shockwave therapy is not ready for primetime and should not be recommended or used in Peyronie’s Disease.  Although a full description of data behind that comment is

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