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Since having a catheter a year ago my husband has painful erections, could this be caused by scar tissue?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Possibly: He needs to see a urologist to determine the cause of pain

Answered 9/16/2014

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I already had the trial for pain pump and it didn't help my pain. Doc wants to use a catheter to get around scar tissue will this work?

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If penile tissue has lost elasticity or has become scarred, is it still possible to attain erection?Also under what circumstances can penis shrink?

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