Bent Manhood Ruining Your Intimate Life? What Men Need to Know about Peyronie’s Disease

by John Dugan Owner

Fibrosis is a term many people are familiar with but don’t really know much about or understand. Most people know that it’s often associated with the liver and too much alcohol (on a long-term basis), but few men would think it could have any connection with male organ health at all. Surprisingly, however, fibrosis can be an issue in the manhood.

What is fibrosis?

This makes sense if one has a better understanding of just what fibrosis is. According to Wikipedia, fibrosis is “the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process.” Connective tissue is one of the four basic types of tissue found in animals. As the name implies, it’s there to connect different tissues together. Fibrous connective tissue is therefore a good thing – but excess fibrous connective tissue is not.

Most people are already familiar with fibrous tissue without knowing it. When a person gets a scar, that’s due to fibrous tissue. A scar that helps a wound to heal is good – but too much fibrous tissue in an organ may not be good. To use the liver example, when fibrosis sets in, all that scarring keeps the liver from doing its job properly, and that can lead to all sorts of problems.

Male organ fibrosis

Some men may already be familiar with fibrosis in the member without realizing it. Peyronie’s disease, a condition is which the shaft is severely bent, is most often caused by a build-up of scar tissue – by fibrosis, in other words.

But fibrosis may be present in other parts of the organ than just the shaft. And some doctors believe that fibrosis may in some cases play a role in male dysfunction.

In the process of getting hard, the smooth muscles have to be in good working order. When they are damaged, the ability to obtain or maintain tumescence can be significantly curtailed. (There can be other factors which contribute to male dysfunction as well.) Damage to the smooth muscles often comes about as a result of insufficient oxygen flow, which tends to naturally occur in most men as a consequence of aging. That’s one reason an older man may have a more difficult time with tumescence than a younger one. This decrease in the amount of oxygen over time causes fibrosis to appear on the smooth muscles, inhibiting their ability to function properly and thereby inhibiting the ability to get hard.

Treatment

When fibrosis results in Peyronie’s disease, there are numerous treatment modalities a man can try, including oral medications and surgery. There is a varying degree of success with any of these methods.

Male organ fibrosis related to the smooth muscles or fibrotic damage to other nearby areas of the member is less advanced, with many treatments in early stages. Use of male organ prostheses or surgery to remove fibrosis and reconstruct the damaged area is sometimes used. Studies are looking at the use of specific products in animal models which may one day provide a less invasive alternative for humans.

Preventing male organ fibrosis by maintaining overall good health is urged. It also pays to pay specific attention to male organ health, and daily use of a superior male organ health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and safe for skin) helps maintain that organ’s health. Seek out a good crème that contains both L-arginine and L-carnitine. L-arginine is an amino acid that helps produce nitric oxide, an ingredient needed for helping male organ blood vessels stay open and receptive to oxygen-rich blood. L-carnitine is a neuroprotective ingredient with an affinity for helping restore diminished sensation in overworked organs.

Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common male organ health issues, tips on improving sensitivity and what to do to maintain a healthy member. John Dugan is a professional writer who specializes in men's health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to numerous websites.