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Enlarged penis veins making me depressed. Any suggestions?

michael1971Feb 2, 2015
I have suddenely got extremely large penis veins are there any medical procedures to remove them as I just cant stand to look at them. The worst one is the superfical dorsal vein on top. I have now stopped having sex because im too embarrassed.

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Dr. Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Answered on Feb 2, 2015
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