Conditions Related to Painful Erections
Pain with an erection has different causes and is oftentimes a sign of an underlying pelvic health condition relating to the muscles and nerves.
Painful erections can occur when there is inflammation of the nerves and the symptoms of pain with erection should be evaluated by a pelvic pain specialist as it may be the result of an underlying pelvic health condition.
Male patients can experience pain during erection or ejaculation, or pain post-erection or ejaculation.
Pain with an erection has different causes and is oftentimes a sign of an underlying pelvic health condition relating to the muscles and nerves.
Painful erection and painful ejaculation quite often come from inflammation around the nerves that are involved in the process. There are different reasons they could be inflamed.
Scar tissue around where the nerves flow from previous surgery, such as an inguinal hernia repair
Persistent pelvic floor muscle spasms that ultimately lead to inflammation around those nerves involved in the erection and ejaculation process that cause the pain
Certain medications
Trauma to the penis
Peyronie’s disease
Hernia
Once a proper diagnosis has been given, we offer a proprietary office-based procedure to treat the underlying causes of pain with erection. This treatment consists of a series of pelvic nerve and muscle treatments to directly target the spastic pelvic floor muscles, inflammation in the pelvis, and nerve pain. Depending on the symptoms or condition causing your pain, other modalities may be needed in addition to our treatment. Since the cause of pain with erection can be multifactorial, the most effective treatment option is a multimodal approach that targets many different contributing factors.
Experiencing pain with erection can be difficult, but our team of pelvic pain specialists will listen to you, validate your experiences and symptoms, and partner with you on your rehabilitation journey.
Sometimes erection pain can subside on its own, but if you are experiencing a painful erection lasting two or more hours, please seek medical attention immediately. Additionally, because there are many factors that can contribute to pain with erection and those underlying causes should be addressed as well.
Pain with erection is NOT normal and should be addressed as soon as possible. If you are experiencing pain with erection or ejaculation or post-erection or ejaculation, we encourage you to book an appointment with one of our pelvic pain specialists.
First, our providers will ask questions about your medical history and listen to your symptoms to get a full picture of what is going on with you.
Next, an external exam of your hips, abdomen, and posterior sacrum.
Next, your pelvic nerves are evaluated externally with a soft cotton tip.
Next, with your consent, gel is placed on a gloved finger and an internal exam is performed to allow us to evaluate the nerves and muscles within the pelvis.
There is no speculum required as we are evaluating the pelvic floor muscles and nerves, not the organs.
Sometimes patients will need Imaging to help us understand if there is an associated cause of the pelvic nerve and muscle pain and dysfunction found on the exam.
Oftentimes, treatment can be started the same day as there is no downtime. Our patients have been suffering with pelvic pain symptoms for 6+ months. We like to get them on the road to feeling better as soon as we can as the longer the symptoms are present the harder it is for us to resolve them.
Our pelvic pain specialists are experts in recognizing the symptoms of and diagnosing pelvic pain conditions. With The PRM Protocol, we go further than addressing the symptoms on the surface – we treat the underlying causes of pelvic pain.
