Hello everyone,
Ive got some serious problems with my glans for 1,5 years now. In the backside of the shaft I have got a redness which is sometimes very painful. I've seen many doctors in this time and tried a lots of creme, f.e Nystalocal, dicoderm tri, gentamicine, fusidine, clotrimazol but no-one really helped. Some made it even worse. I also had break in between medication which also didn't helped. I always clean my penis with water only and keep it dry afterwards. I'm currently very frustrated and down since I am only 22 years old. I have a Girlfriend but we always use condoms so I don't really think it's an infection after all the medication in addition. Can it be Cancer?
I seriously don't know what to do anymore. I appreciate any help.
Doctors would not let you walk away from their office if they thought this was cancer, so that is very unlikely! What you most likely have is a Dermatological reaction to something the skin of that area of your penis is in regular contact with - so you could have a reaction to the stuff on the inside of condoms, or even, potentially, to the washing powder used to clean your underwear. Have you seen a Dermatologist?
I will post general information below for someone with your type of symptoms - read through it carefully and try to put as much in place as possible …
Penile Hygiene Regime to Combat Specific Problems
The best approach is not to use ANY SOAP on the Glans / Head of your penis - wash with water only EVERY time you have urinated, after sexual arousal, and ejaculation. If you are not circumcised, protect the Glans of your penis every time you take a shower by drawing the foreskin as far forward as you can, then wash everywhere else, thoroughly rinse off all the gels / shampoo and suchlike, then expose your glans wash it with the water only using the inside of your hand, then each time you have washed it you must make sure it is 100% dry immediately afterwards.
After you have put this in place and you still have the situation going on you need to look at what else your penis is coming into contact with on a fairly regular basis. The likely suspects are:-
- any chemical compounds such as skin cream / lotions, baby oil, oil based lubes, chemicals inside condoms (e.g. easy-on and spermicides) you need to exclude these one by one to discover the culprit, the easiest approach is to exclude everything to start with, then once things are on the mend, introduce each individual item to discover what has caused this in the first place.
- if non of these make any difference you need to look to things such as washing powder in which you wash your clothes, and underwear in, in particular. The simple alternative to washing powder is Liquid Soap Flakes, most sizeable supermarkets stock this in their own brand names - and you use this in your washing machine instead of powders or ANY fabric conditioner type additives.
If all this produces no resolution to what you have, or your condition dramatically worsens, seek medical advice from your regular Doctor - but please note, many do not fully understand the differences between the potential skin conditions you may potentially have. Therefore, the better course of action may be to see a Dermatologist, or alternatively, go to a Specialist Sexual Health Service and ask to see the duty Urologist