Edit filter log

[ 0 => '{{Short description|A device for penis enlargement therapy}}', 1 => 'Penis extender is an external [[medical device]] used to treat [[Peyronie's disease]], penile [[Body dysmorphic disorder|dysmorphophobia]], and shortened [[penis]] due to radical [[prostatectomy]]. It acts as a [[mechanical]] [[traction]] device that stretches the penis size in the flaccid state to make it longer.', 2 => '', 3 => '== Description ==', 4 => 'Penis extender usually have a [[plastic]] ring that sits at the base of a flaccid penis, and another ring before the glans, with a traction device that runs along the sides of the organ, The wearer adjusts springs, which pull the penile shaft with the intention of literally stretching the flaccid penis to become longer.', 5 => '', 6 => 'The earliest patent of penis extenders was registered in 1996 as a penis lengthening traction device.<ref>{{Cite patent|number=5836864|title=United States Patent: 5836864 - Penile lengthening traction device|gdate=November 17, 1998|invent1=Clark|inventor1-first=Jr|url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&s1=5836864.PN.}}</ref>', 7 => '', 8 => '== Success Rates ==', 9 => 'A total of 110 Peyronie’s disease patients in a randomized, [[Single blind trial|single-blind trial]] showed that overall penile traction therapy was well tolerated with only transient and mild adverse events reported. Overall 77% of the men on penile traction therapy experienced improved curvature, while 94% achieved increased length (1.6 cm in 10.9%).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ziegelmann|first=Matthew|last2=Savage|first2=Josh|last3=Toussi|first3=Amir|last4=Alom|first4=Manaf|last5=Yang|first5=David|last6=Kohler|first6=Tobias|last7=Trost|first7=Landon|date=09 2019|title=Outcomes of a Novel Penile Traction Device in Men with Peyronie's Disease: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30916626|journal=The Journal of Urology|volume=202|issue=3|pages=599–610|doi=10.1097/JU.0000000000000245|issn=1527-3792|pmid=30916626}}</ref>', 10 => '', 11 => 'In a study performed with 163 patients with penile dysmorphophobia, at a 6-month follow-up, a [[Mean value theorem|mean]] gain of over 1 centimeter was noted for the flaccid, stretched, and [[Erect|erected]] penile lengths. A patient satisfaction survey in the study revealed modest satisfaction.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nowroozi|first=Mohammad Reza|last2=Amini|first2=Erfan|last3=Ayati|first3=Mohsen|last4=Jamshidian|first4=Hassan|last5=Radkhah|first5=Kayvan|last6=Amini|first6=Shahab|date=2015-05-01|title=Applying Extender Devices in Patients with Penile Dysmorphophobia: Assessment of Tolerability, Efficacy, and Impact on Erectile Function|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609515310274|journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine|language=en|volume=12|issue=5|pages=1242–1247|doi=10.1111/jsm.12870|issn=1743-6095}}</ref> ', 12 => '', 13 => 'In research performed in 2008, 23 patients were instructed to wear a model of a penis extender device. Those patients noticed an average increase of 1.5 centimeters after three months of use.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Nikoobakht|first=Mohammadreza|last2=Shahnazari|first2=Alireza|last3=Rezaeidanesh|first3=Maedeh|last4=Mehrsai|first4=Abdolrasoul|last5=Pourmand|first5=Gholamreza|date=2011-11|title=Effect of penile-extender device in increasing penile size in men with shortened penis: preliminary results|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20102448|journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine|volume=8|issue=11|pages=3188–3192|doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01662.x|issn=1743-6109|pmid=20102448}}</ref>', 14 => '', 15 => 'Penile extenders should be regarded as a minimally invasive and effective treatment option to elongate the penile shaft in patients seeking treatment for a short penis.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gontero|first=Paolo|last2=Marco|first2=Massimiliano Di|last3=Giubilei|first3=Gianluca|last4=Bartoletti|first4=Riccardo|last5=Pappagallo|first5=Giovanni|last6=Tizzani|first6=Alessandro|last7=Mondaini|first7=Nicola|date=2009|title=A pilot phase-II prospective study to test the ‘efficacy’ and tolerability of a penile-extender device in the treatment of ‘short penis’|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08083.x|journal=BJU International|language=en|volume=103|issue=6|pages=793–797|doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08083.x|issn=1464-410X}}</ref>', 16 => '', 17 => '== Adverse Effects ==', 18 => 'Adverse events are not extensively reported in the literature. They are usually mild and self-limiting; however, it may partly account for lack of patient compliance with penile traction therapy (PTT). The most commonly reported symptoms with PTT include [[pain]], [[erythema]], [[Ecchymosis|ecchymoses]] and [[pruritis]]. There has also been a case report of [[Pubis (bone)|pubic bone]] [[edema]] associated with vigorous usage. In general, all of these adverse events are self-limited and resolve with discontinuation of the therapy.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Valenzuela|first=Robert|last2=Ziegelmann|first2=Matthew|last3=Tokar|first3=Sam|last4=Hillelsohn|first4=Joel|date=2019-03-29|title=The use of penile traction therapy in the management of Peyronie's disease: current evidence and future prospects|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444402/|journal=Therapeutic Advances in Urology|volume=11|doi=10.1177/1756287219838139|issn=1756-2872|pmc=6444402|pmid=30956689}}</ref> ', 19 => '', 20 => '== Special Cares ==', 21 => 'One of the largest penis-size studies involved more than 3,000 men and found similar results – that most men seeking size enhancement were within the normal size range and overestimated the average penis size. The penis extenders are equipment made to treat a group of diseases related to a [[Pathology|pathological]] or [[post-surgical]] effect of penis shortening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livescience.com/13820-male-extender-works.html|title=One Male Extender Found to Actually Work|last=Editor-in-Chief 2011-04-21T14:27:53Z|first=Jeanna Bryner-Live Science|website=livescience.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>', 22 => '', 23 => 'Aggressive uses of penis extenders can cause damage to skin and blood vessels or even result in a fractured penis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a19692125/penis-extender/|title=11 Things You Need to Know About Penis Extenders|last=Hsieh|first=Carina|last2=Thomas|first2=Sophie Saint|date=2019-07-08|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>', 24 => '', 25 => '== See Also ==', 26 => '', 27 => '* [[Penis enlargement|Penis Enlargement]]', 28 => '* [[Peyronie's disease]]', 29 => '* [[Prostatectomy]]', 30 => '', 31 => '== References ==', 32 => '<references />', 33 => '<br />', 34 => '[[Category:Urology]]', 35 => '[[Category:Medical devices]]', 36 => '__INDEX__' ]