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Expert: Stephen W. Leslie, MD - 8/26/2006


Question
hi i am a 17 year old guy and when my penis is erect it stands up almost vertically, maybe like 20 degrees off my body. It is also very stiff and hard to move more than like 10 degrees down. Is this normal? Will I still be able to have normal sex? Is there anything i can do to fix this? Will forcing it down damage it? please help

Answer
Yes, this is normal.  If you wait a few years, the ligament that holds it up will gradually stretch a little and the angle will be less acute.  There's nothing to fix.  Yes, forcing it down will not only hurt, but you could damage or stretch the ligament which will cause too much stretching and lack of support latter in life.  My advice is to leave it alone and use it normally.  It doesn't sound like there's anything wrong.  

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Stephen 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 30 years experience. Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Urology at Creighton University Medical Center. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only NIH approved 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. Rated as one the country's Best Urologists by the Independent Consumer's Research Institute

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