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Thorny Questions About Your Penis...No Embarrassment Here

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4 min read LET’S START WITH the obvious: No two penises are exactly alike. Some are bigger, some thinner, and some are more “growers” than “show-ers.” The shape, too, can vary from person to person, with some having a distinct bend to them. While a little bit of a curvature —say, 15 degrees or less—is totally normal, some guys have a more pronounced bend, caused by Peyronie’s disease . “Peyronie’s disease is basically a scarring process where some of the normal penile tissue is replaced by fibrous plaque,” says Amarnath Rambhatla, MD, a Detroit-based urologist with expertise in men’s sexual health. This plaque pulls on the surrounding tissues, causing the penis to bend, usually during an erection. This is the hallmark symptom of Peyronie’s disease . “If the curvature is less than 30 degrees, that’s a mild curve, whereas up to 60 degrees is a moderate curve,” Dr. Rambhatla says.…

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