# suspected balanitis but unsure?

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/suspected-balanitis-but-unsure/768304>\
**Category:** Men's health\
**Tags:** Penis disorders\
**Created:** [7 August 2021 20:34 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/suspected-balanitis-but-unsure/768304 "2021-08-07T20:34:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1391376](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e19adc/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1391376](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1391376)\
**Post date:** [7 August 2021 20:34 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/suspected-balanitis-but-unsure/768304/1 "2021-08-07T20:34:01Z")

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Hello, i have had redness come and go on my glans and foreskin for the past two months, it started after my girlfriend got a yeast infection and we both treated ourselves with canesten for two weeks to clear the symptoms.

All seemed fine until about a month later when my penis started becoming spontaneously red after showers, masturbation or anything friction-based.

It usually stops being red in under a day, sometimes only after a night of sleep undisturbed.

It does not hurt, sting or have discharge, so i dont know whether its yeast, std, balanitis or something else. The penile skin feels tender to the touch sometimes after masturbation or showering…

I tried canesten again, did not seem to help.  
I tried coconut oil which doesn’t make it worse or better, it seems.  
I dry it every time after shower or urination and i’m very clean in general.

It’s very frustrating to have the penis be red a few times a week, every week ☹

I never had redness like this before, can anyone advise?

My own doctor in denmark said it was just friction or eczema, not std or yeast infection. I think he was wrong?

Please help me 🙂

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1244703](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1244703](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1244703)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2021 09:48 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/suspected-balanitis-but-unsure/768304/2 "2021-08-25T09:48:42Z")

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What i have looks similar and it is Psoriasis