AboutStephen W. Leslie, MD Expertise Questions concerning erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and prostate disorders including prostate cancer. I have a special interest in kidney stone disease prevention.
Experience Full time practicing urologist with 20 years experience. Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Ohio. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only book written for patients by a urologist on the subject of kidney stones "The Kidney Stones Handbook". Inventor of the "Parachute" and "Escape" kidney stone baskets and the "Calculus" stone prevention analysis computer program.
Organizations American Urological Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Sexual Medicine Society
Publications Men's Health, Journal of Urology, Urology, Healthwatch Magazine, Emergency Medicine Monthly, eMedicine, "The Kidney Stones Handbook", and numerous articles in various newspapers. He is also the editor of the Urology Board Review by McGraw-Hill used by urologists to study for their Board Certification Examinations.
Education/Credentials Graduate of New York Medical College with residencies completed at Metropolitan Hospital New York, Albany Medical Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Awards and Honors Thirlby Award of the American Urological Association.
Question my penis is bent and i cant have intercourse, the shaft stays hard, but the head never does. any suggestions would be helpful.
Answer Tom:
The most common cause of this problem is Peyronie's disease. If the curvature is so severe you can't have intercourse, it sounds like a more advanced case.
Various remedies have been tried and some of the most promising include carnitine, arginine, trental, penile traction, verapamil injections into the scar tissue of the curvature and daily Viagra or Cialis. While some of these may be worth a try, if unsuccessful the only remedy may be surgery.
You can find good patient information packets on Peyronie's at www.peyroniesassociation.org and at my own personal website www.drleslie.org.
You'll need to consult a urologist about this problem.
