Research Article

A Population-Based Study of Peyronie's Disease: Prevalence and Treatment Patterns in the United States

Table 1

Prevalence of Peyronie’s disease from the literature.

Patient populationPrevalence (%)

Arafa et al. 2007 [17]Diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction20.3
Mulhall et al. 2004 [21]Men screened for prostate cancer8.9
El-Sakka 2006 [18]Patients with erectile dysfunction7.9
La Pera et al. 2001 [19]General population7.1
Rhoden et al. 2001 [22]Men older than 50 years undergoing prostate cancer screening3.67
Schwarzer et al. 2001 [23], Sommer et al. 2002 [24]General population3.2
Lindsay et al. 1991 [20]General population0.39