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* If you or your partner are considering a penile implant, dealing with Peyronie’s disease, or facing a penile implant revision, I hope hearing both sides of Charles and Kristie’s experience helps you better understand the journey and the questions worth asking.
What is it really like for a couple when a man gets a penile implant in his 40s? And what happens when that implant eventually stops working and requires revision surgery?
In this candid conversation, Charles and Kristie share their entire journey through erectile dysfunction (ED), Peyronie’s disease, penile implant surgery, recovery, intimacy, implant failure — from both the patient’s and his wife’s perspective.
’m Dr. Jonathan Clavell, a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained specialist in Sexual Medicine and Prosthetic Urology, and in this episode we talk openly about the parts of the penile implant journey that couples often have the hardest time discussing.
Charles developed erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease in his 40s in the setting of diabetes. He and Kristie discuss what ED did to their relationship, what sex was like after Peyronie’s developed, how they made the decision to move forward with an inflatable penile prosthesis, and what recovery and intimacy were actually like after surgery.
And perhaps most importantly, Kristie answers the questions many partners want to ask: Does a penile implant feel different during sex? What was it like when he first told her he was considering an implant? Did the implant change their intimacy? And what should women know when their partner is struggling with ED?
We also discuss Charles’ experience with the Coloplast Titan, hormone therapy for both men and women, communication between partners, and some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding penile prosthesis surgery.
CHAPTERS
5:49 — How she felt about his erectile dysfunction
8:49 — “The struggle was real”
12:37 — When he told her about the penile implant
17:00 — When Peyronie’s disease started
17:55 — What sex felt like with Peyronie’s disease
19:16 — When they met Dr. Clavell
20:32 — The first sign of hope
23:58 — What life was like with a penile implant
24:45 — Recovery after penile implant surgery
27:15 — Telling family and friends
31:23 — Can a Woman Feel The Penile Implant?
39:05 — When the penile implant stopped working
41:34 — Going through penile implant revision surgeries
45:32 — Recovery after revision surgery
46:58 — How he felt when the implant stopped working
49:25 — What women should know about ED and penile implants
51:16 — Rapid-fire questions for he
r52:35 — Hormone therapy for him
53:56 — Hormone therapy for her
56:50 — Why communication is so important
59:10 — His message to men needing penile implant revision
1:02:39 — What does the Coloplast Titan Feel like?
1:04:06 — Coloplast Classic pump: What is it like to use?
1:06:22 — The biggest misconception about penile implants
1:09:17 — What they hope other couples learn
What is it really like for a couple when a man gets a penile implant in his 40s? And what happens when that implant eventually stops working and requires revision surgery?
In this candid conversation, Charles and Kristie share their entire journey through erectile dysfunction (ED), Peyronie’s disease, penile implant surgery, recovery, intimacy, implant failure — from both the patient’s and his wife’s perspective.
’m Dr. Jonathan Clavell, a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained specialist in Sexual Medicine and Prosthetic Urology, and in this episode we talk openly about the parts of the penile implant journey that couples often have the hardest time discussing.
Charles developed erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease in his 40s in the setting of diabetes. He and Kristie discuss what ED did to their relationship, what sex was like after Peyronie’s developed, how they made the decision to move forward with an inflatable penile prosthesis, and what recovery and intimacy were actually like after surgery.
And perhaps most importantly, Kristie answers the questions many partners want to ask: Does a penile implant feel different during sex? What was it like when he first told her he was considering an implant? Did the implant change their intimacy? And what should women know when their partner is struggling with ED?
We also discuss Charles’ experience with the Coloplast Titan, hormone therapy for both men and women, communication between partners, and some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding penile prosthesis surgery.
CHAPTERS
5:49 — How she felt about his erectile dysfunction
8:49 — “The struggle was real”
12:37 — When he told her about the penile implant
17:00 — When Peyronie’s disease started
17:55 — What sex felt like with Peyronie’s disease
19:16 — When they met Dr. Clavell
20:32 — The first sign of hope
23:58 — What life was like with a penile implant
24:45 — Recovery after penile implant surgery
27:15 — Telling family and friends
31:23 — Can a Woman Feel The Penile Implant?
39:05 — When the penile implant stopped working
41:34 — Going through penile implant revision surgeries
45:32 — Recovery after revision surgery
46:58 — How he felt when the implant stopped working
49:25 — What women should know about ED and penile implants
51:16 — Rapid-fire questions for he
r52:35 — Hormone therapy for him
53:56 — Hormone therapy for her
56:50 — Why communication is so important
59:10 — His message to men needing penile implant revision
1:02:39 — What does the Coloplast Titan Feel like?
1:04:06 — Coloplast Classic pump: What is it like to use?
1:06:22 — The biggest misconception about penile implants
1:09:17 — What they hope other couples learn
