A 38-year-old presents reporting difficulty having sexual intercourse because his penis curves during erection. What term describes this condition?
a. Phimosis
b. Cryptorchidism
c. Paraphimosis
d. Peyronie disease
ANS: D
Peyronie disease is a fibrotic condition that causes lateral curvature of the penis during erection. Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans. Cryptor-chidism is a condition of testicular maldescent. Paraphimosis is the opposite: the foreskin is re-tracted and cannot be moved forward (reduced) to cover the glans.
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