Dr Herazy,  I appreciate the work with Peyronies disease you have done and are doing. I have read your newsletters with great interest over the past year or so. I would love to get your opinion when you have time.

I have Peyronie's disease or what has been diagnosed as Peyronies disease due to the upward curve. However, mine appeared rather spontaneously. I had no injury. I have no pain. The curve does not seem to be changing (for the better or worse).

I read somewhere on the internet there appears to be a link between Propecia & Peyronies. I suspect mine might be similarly related as I took Propecia daily from '97? (or whenever it was approved as a “hair loss” preventive measure) until 2012 when I read of the possible connection.

Have you heard of this? If so, would Peyronie's treatment be the same?

I can feel a mass about the size of a dime—it feels like it does not go very deep—I mentally picture something as thick as a nickle although that may not be correct.

Things I've done:
Called my Doc May/June 2011 (as soon as I noticed)—referred me to a urologist
Saw the urologist—referred me to a specialist in VA Beach
Saw the Peyronies specialist in Nov 2011—prescribed Potaba, Vitamin E, L-Carnitine, & Cialis

Still taking all but the Potaba

May/June 2012 –Saw a specialist @ Johns Hopkins—-had not heard of any connection between Propecia & Peyronie's disease — said to come back whenever it reached the point of preventing intercourse & they would be glad to do surgery

August 2012–Saw a Peyronies specialist @ Mayo (liked him much more)—he said there wasn't much that could be done differently than I was doing except maybe try a vacuum pump—-I've tried but w/ no success

Any suggestions for what I can do to help my Peyronie's disease would be appreciated.

Thanks

Jim

Greetings Jim,

The Peyronie's disease specialist who was unaware of a connection between Propecia and Peyronies is either sadly unaware if what is going on in the world, or just did not want to spend the time to talk to you about the mounting evidence against Propecia in regard to Peyronie's disease and several other health problems.  For information that might be of interest to you please read Another case of Propecia and Peyronie’s disease.  In the absence of known trauma and known genetic predisposition, Propecia (finasteride) causation is an interesting possibility to consider.

If you do indeed have a case of Peyronies disease caused by Propecia the natural treatment would be essentially the same as for cases caused by trauma or other chemical causation. 

I suggest that you consider trying to increase your natural ability to heal and correct the damage done to you that resulted in a Peyronies scar.  From my experience the more aggressive and consistent the treatment, when guided by the response of the scar structure to your therapy plan, the more likely you will help your body to heal.   A good place to start reading is How to start Peyronie's disease treatment.  TRH