priapism

Persistent Erection (Priapism)

Priapos was worshipped by the ancient Greeks as the god of sexuality and fertility, today he gives his name to a sexual disorder. Priapism is a usually painful permanent erection that lasts longer than two hours, even though pleasure, ejaculation and orgasm are absent. A wide variety of diseases can be the cause of the … Persistent Erection (Priapism)

Priapism: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Priapism is the term used to describe a pathological permanent erection of the male member that lasts for more than two hours and is usually painful. Priapism occurs regardless of sexual arousal; orgasm and/or ejaculation do not occur in this condition. What is priapism? Sometimes an initially normal erection of the penis does not subside … Priapism: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment