# I think I have ED and Peyronies Disease. I'm going to the doctor. What can I expect? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932 "2023-03-31T14:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/41 "2023-04-05T18:01:38Z")
Thank you, gents, for the replies. Discussing how many erections I have had seems a really weird thing to discuss with someone, but I’ll endure it. I’ve known this doctor for more than twenty years. Both of his kids were in my class (I’m a retired teacher). I also know his wife, another doctor. Turns out we grew up near each other in Austin and know some of the same people, though we had never met. Now I get to discuss how many erections I have. What a life. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/42 "2023-04-05T18:05:57Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > Now I get to discuss how many erections I have. I’m quite sure he’s heard it all before. Most doctors are pretty good talking about sensitive subjects. Good luck, and I hope you find solutions. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/43 "2023-04-05T18:08:48Z")
Thanks. I really like this doctor and find him easy to talk to. I’m sure the discomfort will all be mine, not his. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/44 "2023-04-05T18:46:35Z")
Try having the same conversation when “he” is a “she” and is also a personal friend you’ve had over to your home for dinner. Adds a certain special _something_ to the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/45 "2023-04-05T18:52:47Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Try having the same conversation when “he” is a “she” and is also a personal friend you’ve had over to your home for dinner. Adds a certain special _something_ to the conversation . I wouldn’t mind the “she” part, as my doctor is a woman. The “friend” part might make it uncomfortable. I’d probably ask for a referral to a colleague. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/46 "2023-04-05T18:56:57Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > The “friend” part might make it uncomfortable. A buddy of mine went in for his vasectomy years ago. The woman who prepped his surgical site asked him where he went to high school. Turns out she was a classmate. Awkward! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/47 "2023-04-05T19:05:05Z")
I happened to know that my vasectomy doctor had an ugly divorce and his ex-wife had an affair. I know this because his ex-wife is a good friend of my ex-wife and I had socialized many times with his ex and the (then) new boyfriend. I neglected to mention that to him. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/48 "2023-04-05T19:29:30Z")
A band director I worked with went in for his colonoscopy. As he “assumed the position”, he saw that the nurse assisting was a former student. Small town life. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/49 "2023-04-06T01:41:20Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Seriously, thanks for the info and I’m sorry you had to endure those other procedures. Me too. The two nasty procedures were done by one hospital, and the not-terrible plethysmography was done by a totally different hospital. Lesson learned, I guess, is that any time a doc proposes an unpleasant procedure, you should ask if maybe there’s a less unpleasant alternative that can provide the needed diagnostic info. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/50 "2023-04-06T21:24:33Z")
Mine is so straight that it’s almost annoying and I’ve never really had ED, nor any opportunities to even use it for close to a decade, but when I got treated for my always-full bladder a side effect was more frequent and harder erections. Mostly they just interrupt my sleep and important activities. So, my urologist putting the finger up there and doing a bladder scan turned back the clock. Also had some other injuries and ailments that caused me to rededicate to exercise and mobility work and I’ve noticed how much distant bodyparts seem to affect the hang, bloodflow and other aspects of my penile area. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/51 "2023-04-28T17:33:30Z")
Gents, I finally had my doctor’s appointment. I have type 2 diabetes, so the appointment was my 6-month checkup and review of lab work. I told the doctor of my ED and Peyronies problems. There was no finger up the rear examination. A PSA test was included in the lab work and it showed proper prostate function. He wrote me a prescription for 10mg tablets of tadalafil. (Seriously, who comes up with these names? A pill for ED that includes the syllables “tada”. Cute.) The doctor went on to say that there are only a few doctors in Texas that treat Peyronies. He said that pretty much, “it’s present” or “it’s not present”. He offered to refer me to a doctor in Houston, but I deferred at this time, preferring to solve only one problem at a time. I took 10mg of tadalafil yesterday to see what sort of effect it would have. Unfortunately, due to work obligations, my wife and I did not have the opportunity to get frisky, so I don’t know how I’ll perform in action. Otherwise, I did not notice any effect whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/52 "2023-04-28T22:37:54Z")
I agree, the doctor has seen and heard it all, and will likely be shockproof. I had heard of Peyronie’s disease when I used to listen to the Dr. Dean Edell radio show in the late 1980s, and never heard much about it again until the late 1990s, when I worked at a county health department clinic in an area that had a large Bosnian refugee population. ALL the adult men had that, listed in the comorbid conditions part of their medical file, having been tortured. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932/53 "2023-04-29T01:51:19Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > I took 10mg of tadalafil yesterday to see what sort of effect it would have. Unfortunately, due to work obligations, my wife and I did not have the opportunity to get frisky, so I don’t know how I’ll perform in action. Otherwise, I did not notice any effect whatsoever. That stuff is a bit slow-acting. After you’ve been taking it for 3 or 4 days you’ll probably be peeing a little better and able to obtain / sustain an erection somewhat better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-have-ed-and-peyronies-disease-im-going-to-the-doctor-what-can-i-expect/981932.md?page=2)