Painful erection

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Painful erection symptoms

Problem Description

Erectile pain is a symptom of many diseases, such as prostate cancer, urinary tract infections, and prostatitis. The most common cause of erection pain without other symptoms is Peyronie’s disease (Induratio penis plastica). Other common causes of erection pain, usually associated with other local symptoms, are a short frenulum, a narrowed foreskin, an inflamed foreskin, a fracture of the penis, penile tumors, or priapism (prolonged erection of the penis). Painful erection requires a urological examination. The urologist will determine the cause of the pain and take treatment measures.

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MUDr. Milan Gajdoš, MPH

A urologist with over 25 years of experience, who has performed more than 5,000 procedures. In his practice, he focuses on the treatment of urinary incontinence in women, male infertility, intimate aesthetics, as well as modern laser and microsurgical procedures.