Xiaflex Could Cure Peyronie's Disease
Written by Richard Simmons | Wednesday, 10 February 2010 | There are 14 comments
Xiaflex led to an almost 30 percent average improvement 
Men suffering from the extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant Peyronie's disease may be able to benefit from a new medication called Xiaflex. The drug which was recently given the green light by the Food & Drug Administration in America was specifically approved for the treatment of claw hand which is an illness that causes bent and crooked fingers.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals that has been given the licence to market the Xiaflex drug said that despite clinical trials showing the benefit of Xiaflex injections for men suffering from Peyronie's disease they would not be at this point encouraging its use for the condition. The clinical trials showed that injections of Xiaflex led to an almost 30 percent average improvement in the curvature of the penile shaft when compared with placebo injections.
Peyronie's disease is a very real and serious health condition which occurs in around two percent of men. In some cases it is very mild but if it gets worse it can cause painful erections and ultimately erectile dysfunction. Obviously trying to have sex with a bent penis is difficult if not impossible.
Because of the very embarrassing nature of this condition many men don’t come forward for treatment. Peyronie's disease can however be treated and it is important that men try and get some help sooner rather than later and before the curvature of their penis becomes too pronounced. The longer they leave it the more difficult to treatment will be.
In the same way that men don’t like to talk about and get treatment for erectile dysfunction they often avoid admitting that they have a problem with a curved penis for years. At Ukmedix News we have heard of cases of men who had learned to live with erectile dysfunction for decades before coming forward and getting a prescription for one of the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.
There are 14 comments on this article.
Harry said:
I need help, where do I get it? I am 19 and do not want to mention this to my parents, and if I don't I don't know how to pay for it.
Seb said:
mate, go and see your local GP and he'll refer you to a specialist on NHS and it'll be free. Do it now!
Harry said:
prolem is I live in the States, no NHS and if I do it on insurance my parents will want to know what is wrong.
Tony said:
You've got to do something about it, you cannot live your life with this problem, it will not go away on its own, you NEED to see a doctor.
John Dysart Aussie said:
SOMETIMES According To Mr Urology Specialist, This Condition Rights Itself, Or Can Worsen, Even Stabilize
Peter Swazi said:
John D Aussie, are you ok? your comment does not make sense as ....quote 'this condition rights itself, or can worse, even stabilize!!!! Dah of course it will be one of the above, what else can it be. You are sugesting every option. Make your mind up.
jp said:
Does this mean Xiaflex could be available on the NHS soon for peyronie's?
JLM said:
I think ive got Peyronie's disease, thing is ive had the curve for as long as i can remember.
In 2008 I had my foreskin removed as my GP thought it may help, it didnt, im going to go back and see if something else can be done because I cant ejaculate or enjoy any sexual pleasures! and at 22 I should be.
what puzzles me is everything I read on this disease says its something that just occurs andnormally from 40 onwards, asmentioned above ive had it for as long as i can remember...
Anyone else?
Peter said:
Yes me too but I am going to insist on treatment. Ukmedix are you going to sell Xiaflex? Please let me know.
Tom Kilbane said:
I need help, my doctor told me that their is nothing to do for the condition, except weight to see if rights itself
CHRISTIAN ENRIQUE said:
Enrique, tenes 19 años, yo 34, te recomiendo que lo hables de inmediato con tus padres antes de que la placa se endurezca y deban realizarte una cirugia, hace 2 años que tengo esto y realice todos los metodos alternativos, no dieron resultado, ahora me encuentro desde hace 8 meses con inyecciones de verapamilo y proximo a cirugia, que tus padres vean a un urologo contigo y aunque es un poco doloroso e invasivo, que es lo que va a decirte tu urologo, pero por seguir ese consejo hoy me encuentro en este estado de desesperacion. Incluso hasta te podes volver loco si no estas contenido por alguien. Espero que te mejores lo mas rapido posible y que no tengan que realizarte cirugia. Tene FE Y FUERZA. Suerte.
ali gurkani said:
i am suffering from erection disfunction can you help ?
chris said:
i,ve had it for 15 years and cant have sex, lucky i,ve got a good woman thats stayed with me. dont let it ruin your life get it sorted out.
Boomerang said:
I have got full peyronie's and it was almost certainly made much worse by bisoprolol a beta blocker given after my heart attack. I also have dupuytrens, hypodontia and rounded shoulders (all related) and my feet are trying to get ledderhose. It is part of an underlying condition probably caused by cardio vascular inflammation causing sticky blood. Anything which helps blood flow will help to varying degrees. Anticoagulants like heparin,and other treatments like viagra, neprinol, serracor nk and all the other drugs mentioned here which help blood flow. However treatment needs to be started at the first sign. I would suggest getting checked for Hughes Syndrome. The older you are the more symptoms you will acquire. Migraines in late childhood to early adult life which return later in life is the most important warning sign. Other symptoms include tinnitus, sinus problems,joint soreness(back problems,depression, twitching,anxiety,foggy thinking, feeling of unwellness, feeling different,loss of body hair or loss of eyebrows, knee problems, hip pain, poor breath holding ability, slight to severe balance problems from time to time, seeing stars from time to time and visual disturbances. All may be slight and transient in nature and minor. Main risks are sudden Stroke, Heart Attack, DVT, Pulmonary Embolism out of the blue.
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