Painful erection

Introduction Painful penile erection refers to pain during penile erection, pathological prolongation of erection time, usually not associated with libido or sexual intercourse, but due to obstruction of corpus cavernosum venous return, urethral sponge and glans are not involved. The penis, also known as the penis, refers to the external reproductive organs of male animals. For mammals, the penis is also an excretory organ. The penis is mainly composed of two corpus cavernosum and one urethral sponge, and the outer bread is fascia and skin. The formation of the penis is caused by the stimulation of specific testosterone in the embryo.

Cause

Etiology: Due to the coarse venous return of the corpus cavernosum, the corpus cavernosum and glans are not involved.

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Related inspection

Penile ultrasound examination of penis examination after sexual intercourse test corpus cavernosum

Diagnosis: Pain during penile erection and pathological prolongation of erection time.

Painful penile erection is caused by the thickening of the corpus cavernosum venous return. In this case, local congestion and swelling will occur. It is clear that local examination can be done.

At the same time, it is necessary to check the blood routine, urine routine, B-ultrasound to determine whether there is a local infection of congestion and swelling caused by inflammatory stimulation.

Differential diagnosis

An abnormal erection of the penis refers to a condition in which the corpus cavernosum continues to have a painful erection in the absence of sexual desire for more than a few hours or weeks. It can occur in men of any age, among which married men are more common among young adults. The disease has the characteristics of acute onset and easy to stay sequelae of permanent impotence. Since Callaway first reported an abnormal erection of the penis in 1824, it has always been thought to be a rare disease. In recent years, the incidence of this disease has increased.

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