Blotchy red rash/irritated skin on penile head (lasted for over 3 moths now)?
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Part of the skin on the head of my penis has become slightly red and is causing some pain/irritation.
It first appeared the day after I used a condom so I think I must have had a reaction to the latex or some other substance in the condom.
The tip of the penis became super sensitive and noticeably hurt whenever it touched my underwear.
The skin was and still is noticeably red close to and directly around the meatus. This redness gets worse and bigger after I've come out the shower or masturbated.
An hour or so after ejaculation, I get a slight burn/irritation at the very end of the urethra when I urinate and this can last for a few days before subsiding. This has put me off from masturbating as much now.
This has lasted for about 3 months now with no signs of improvement.
I saw a doctor and was prescribed timodine/hydrocortisone cream and this didn't have much effect and am slightly worried it may just make things worse so have stopped using it for now.
It almost seems as if the redness comes from within the skin rather than on the surface.
I don't think its balanitis as I haven't had that for over 12 years when I was a kid and that was with the usual smegma discharge etc, whereas this is just redness.
I've attached images to show how it looks straight after showering, which is when the redness is at its worst and the contrast between the normal skin colour and the redness can be clearly seen.
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jake28951 Jason1327
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I'm posting this in every thread that I found helpful over the past few months. Sorry for spamming but I think this might help some people in this thread.
My saga comes to an end after 6 months. After every test under the sun has come back negative, I went to another dermatologist who is regarded as one of the best in the world. I thought he could swab me to finally tell me what's going on. The first question my doctor asked me was if I had a sexual encounter that created anxiety in me. Absolutely yes. An encounter that I regretted to my core was rotting me inside out.
Long story short, he insisted there was nothing wrong, nothing contagious, nothing abnormal and nothing to swab. I've been told this before but apparently I needed the credentials and conviction that he had before I believed it. Also, I've tried everything already so it was either psychosomatic or a mysterious virus at this point.
I know it sounds impossible because the pain is real, the irritation is real, and even a change in appearance is real but I have no doubt anymore that I can put this behind me.
The endless doctor appointments and fixation is a downward spiral that needs to be broken.
I'm going to stop posting here to help myself to stop fixating on this problem. Hopefully this post can help anyone who is also anxious, neurotic and prone to depression. The problem might actually not be some medical anomaly and could very well be your head.
Thanks to everyone for support and feedback throughout all of this and good luck to you all.
eg1706 jake28951
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bro i am in the same boat as you, ive been tested for everything under the sun and ive come back clean... three times now.
did you ever post pictures of what your condition looks like? id love to compare..
its been 4 months for me.. no pain no discharge, just red and leathery when erect.
Joeshmo Jason1327
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has anybody looked into Genital Psoriasis? after reading this condition has vastly similar symptoms
eg1706 Joeshmo
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hey mate, i am considering this.. my foreskin is red and dry and ive noticed its started to peel.
jay96698 Jason1327
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My glans is very sensitive, from this s**t.., hurts when having sex.. Is there any medicine that can help this ?. ( not heal, just help shortly)
liamsil Jason1327
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Hi all, I’m 19, nearly 20, and I haven’t been able to have sex in nearly two years.
While flaccid I can retract my foreskin generally without any concerns (But sometimes there is discomfort when the skin is sore from smegma).
While erect however, I can still eventually retract my foreskin back over the glans, but this time there can be discomfort. Once my foreskin is retracted past the glans it tends to sit beneath, and when I attempt to retract it back further and flush as it should be, this is when pain and discomfort is caused.
I know it should go back further and flush because this is how it used to behave, before I was able to have sex but since this problem has occurred, any sexual contact can retract my foreskin past my glans, but when the friction tries to retract my foreskin further, the pain and discomfort comes into play.
My question is, is this phimosis? Can phimosis occur when previously I was able to have sex multiple times throughout 6 months? Wether this is phimosis or similar, how regular should I do stretching exercises to the foreskin?
randy37536 Jason1327
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Hi guys,
first of all, thanks for keeping the ideas going. A few months ago i had unprotected sex with a new partner. About two weeks later, i had a burning sensation under my urethra. I also have some dribbling like i dont remember. About a week after that, the top area of my penis was feeling real sensitive and very uncomfortable rubbing on clothes. After some research, i tried 5 days worth of cortizone which has helped for the most part. Ive also been wiping after peeing which seems to help as well. Now i experience random burning and tingling. i swear in different kinds of lights i can see bumps too.
ive taken a 10 panel about 6 weeks in, all neg. Ive went to the doctor twice to no aval. Doctor said see if it just goes away.
Do you guys notice the burning feeling get worse when youre hot? for example, if im sleeping and i wear pants, i wake up sweating and the burning / discomfort is terrible.
I wonder if this is HPV warts without the warts or hidden. All the doctors dont think so
aubag25 Jason1327
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Did you tests include HPV as well? I remember burning sensation in groin at the beginning. I could swear it was from inflammation, docs say it was because of stress. It subsided later, but still could feel some strange pain in the areas where the lymph nodes are located and neural itching in random places. I don't know if it's the same as yours but I would describe the condition like some radioactive stuff was inside of me.
randy37536 aubag25
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no, they didnt do or care to hear about any hpv anything. I feel like its going down slowly. it was so bad before i have to have something over the tip so it wouldnt rub on my boxers/ pants. Now i feel random tingle or burn through out the day or laying in bed if its hot down there.
C56026 Jason1327
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I also have some groin pain, very strange dull, the Meatus is red most of the time, gets worse with water and gets better and i have also notice like pimps of bumps in my glans they disappear very quickly its almost like its playing mind games, I hate to accept this is going to be the rest of my life.
Are you guys ejacuate ok? mine is a bit dribbling now not like the sharp shoot out use to be, slightly burning when urinating sometimes too, dont know which doctor to get help now as all said its Normal.
Danthesore Jason1327
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I am new here and yes I have the same it seems. I had sex with condom and oral sex. The oral was very short. However, let me tell you about me. I have this thing called bfs. BFS ( Benign fasciculation syndrome). It basically gives you fasciculations. This is exactly what ALS fasciculations look like. So everyone who gets will be going in total freak panic mode for about three years until they figure out that they do not have it. I got vision problems, choking etc. and I still have fasciculations all day everyday. However it is benign. I also had sores in my mouth for a while from stress that disappeared. they covered the whole back of my throat. I am just hoping this is a stress issue for me. But I have been very little stressed in this period. Very good place in my life and I am healthy, eating good food and hit the gym regularly. I was ready to get to go on some dates.
It happened like this; The sex was going on for a while because sometimes I can go on forever. Next day I saw what was like friction burns and I have had those a little before. It all went almost away like I have seen a few times before. Then it came back by itself which have never happened before. And here I am now. Reading this forum of some mysterious dick disease no one can get rid off. When it came back I was so busy and it was a line for the doctor so by the time I got there my foreskin was swelling and it was so red and started from the tip. It was totally red and I was given hydrocortizone. Urologist did not fix anything. If I get off the hydrocortizone for some days it goes back to be suuuper inflamed. If I mastrubate it flares up. It's not like I can date anyone with something that looks like an infected dick. woohoo. sorry, just frustrated.
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Danthesore Jason1327
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Also, have circumcision helped anyone here? I feel like that is going to be the way out.
Darty17 Danthesore
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if it's Balanitis, sure. I was circumcised at birth, so......
eg1706 Darty17
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i am also circumsized.
how severe is everyones redness? is it noticablee soft? or only when erect? for me its pretty much only leathery and blotchy when erect.
Phils3454 eg1706
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For me it is practically unnoticeable except for like 30 seconds after orgasm and it lasts a few minutes. Kinda weird. I just started putting a few drops of bee propolis on it 3 times daily and it seems to be helping. But I'll let you know in about a week if it really helped.