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Patent foramen ovale
Learn more about the causes and complications of this condition in which a hole in the heart doesn't close the way it should after birth.
Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum causes the breastbone to sink into the chest. This can affect heart and lung function. Surgery helps correct the deformity.
Peripheral nerve tumors
Learn about these growths that form in or near nerves connecting to the spinal cord. Surgery is the most common treatment.
Peyronie disease
Understand what causes bent and painful erections and learn what treatments are available.
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.
Post-vasectomy pain syndrome
Learn about post-vasectomy pain syndrome (PVPS) — How it happens after a vasectomy, tests to diagnose it and treatment options.
Premature ejaculation
Understand what may cause ejaculation to happen earlier than wanted during sex. Also learn how to treat and prevent it.
Priapism
Understand the symptoms, possible causes and treatment of prolonged erection of the penis, including when to seek emergency care.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
Prostate cancer
Learn about detection, diagnostic approaches, treatment options and advances for prostate cancer, including robotic prostatectomy and current research.
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