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Combination Therapy (in the Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease)

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Multimodal therapy (MMT) is a term coined in the last century and derived from psychotherapy. MMT means that there are multiple modalities of each patient that should be addressed when both identifying and treating a psychological disorder.

In our different field of action, the concept may be applied in order to achieve a better therapeutic outcome. Similarly, we can devise a treatment plan that includes several therapeutic substances and/or treatment modalities in order to achieve greater results than each single drug or treatment modality. In this chapter are presented the most important studies where a combination therapy for Peyronie’s disease (PD) has been proposed and implemented. Various combinations of therapies were listed and presented as potential treatments for PD. The goal of combination therapy is to combine different mechanisms of action to enhance improvement in signs and symptoms of PD.

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  1. Andrological Service, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Via San Francesco, 50, Albano Laziale, 00041, Rome, Italy

    Gianni Paulis

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  1. Andrological Unit, Gynepro Medical Team, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Andrology Center, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

    Gianni Paulis

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Paulis, G. (2015). Combination Therapy (in the Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease). In: Cavallini, G., Paulis, G. (eds) Peyronie’s Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17202-6_14

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