Brief Answer: No major issue Detailed Answer: Hi, I had a look at the pictures you have uploaded, and while there is a curvature of your phallus which is not normal, as long as you are able to have a satisfactory erection which is pleasurable for you and your partner, such minor curvatures need no further treatment. Peyronie's disease is different in the sense the erection that is achieved is associated with pain in its initial stages and more curvature than is normally seen which makes intercourse prohibitive. Usually the patients also mention that they can feel a hard induration below the skin of the penis, usually on the same side as the curvature. Also, Peyronie's disease has no specific relation to biking. The cause of peyronie's is not known exactly, and could be due to minor trauma during sexual intercourse which has been ignored. as you have noted in your research, it could also be associated with other conditions like dupytren's contractures which affect hands and feet. Bicycle driving for prolonged hours can lead to erectile dysfunction meaning a reduction in the capability to have an erection hard enough for satisfactory intercourse. This could be due to damage to 'pudendal' nerve and vessels which lie close to the seat when you are riding the bike. Some patients have actually said that they can feel their glans penis going numb after a long ride, and these are the people who are more likely to have such issues. If you have adjusted your seat in a way that there is no discomfort, I see no reason why you should discontinue your bike riding. Also, your curvature appears to be a normal variant, and you certainly need not be anxious about this at all. Hope I have been able to clarify your doubts.

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Brief Answer: Minor degrees of curvature are normal, acceptable Detailed Answer: Hi again, You are right when you mentioned that many men have some degree of curvature. And that is also what I meant when I said that minor degrees of curvature are normal and acceptable variants. Having a curvature is unusual (in that majority of men do not have curvature. I think your stats are right, mostly less than 30%) but needs treatment only when it is such that penetration is difficult or painful. I treat the others where the curvature is marked or painful when I can ensure the patient has a satisfactory quality of life. This is important because correcting minor curvatures is no big deal, but the surgery could result in the patients losing some penile length - we call this penile shortening. In patients who have a self-image of short or small penis or where the curvature is not markedly prominent, such a surgery could be a disaster, and therefore when I find that the patient can anyway indulge in satisfactory intercourse without any pain, and is also able to satisfy his partner, I do not advocate any other remedial measure except to reassure him, as I had hoped to reassure you :-) To answer your other questions, I doubt if tight underwear can cause such curvatures and masturbation with any hand should be perfectly OK, and I have never encountered any cause per se of the curvatures. Mostly, you are born with it, and most people are quite happy in their conjugal life despite such congenital curvatures. I doubt if attempts to straighten it would work and would in fact warn you against it - you could do more damage. if your partners have even gone to the extent of complimenting you, you are one lucky man ;-)

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