I sympathize with Bill Clinton because I too was born with

Peyronie's Disease

What is Peyronie's?

Peyronie's disease is a disorder affecting the penis that can cause:

   * a lump within the shaft of the penis

   * pain in the shaft of the penis

   * abnormal angulation of the erect penis ('bent' penis).

Not all of these features are necessarily present, but, typically, a man would first notice a tender lump in the penis, which might later be followed by bending of the penis when erect, sometimes at very odd angles. The flaccid penis is not usually deformed.

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Here is some back ground info:

Peyronie's disease was first described in 1704. It is named for Francois de la Peyronie, who, in 1743, described a patient who had "rosary beads of scar tissue to cause an upward curvature of the penis during erection." The penile curvature of Peyronie's disease is caused by an inelastic scar, or plaque, that shortens the involved aspect of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa during erection. In approximately one third of patients, the scarring involves the dorsal and ventral aspects of the shaft. Such offsetting plaques may cause the penis to be straight but shortened or to have a lateral bend. The circumference of the shaft may also be reduced, resulting in an erect penis that is flail at the site of the constriction, firm proximal to the constriction and soft distally.

This disease has caused me alot of grief throughout my life.

The guys at the gym call me bender in the locker room.

Getting pants tailored is always embarrassing.  

But the worst of it is that all my friends and family now have one of these in every single one of their bathrooms:

Bill, we can help other men like us, but I think we need a new angle of approach.

We must push for straight talk and stop getting bent out shape about our health.

We must not bow to external pressure.

There is a new day around every turn.

Hope is just around the corner.

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