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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jake39738 Jason1327
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does anybody have a theory why does the rash disappear in the morning, and get worse over the day. And why doesn't it affect the sides of the glans, as much as it affects the central part (from the urethral opening downwards)?
Steves8012 jake39738
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Sadly no idea. Mine also flares up after exercise.
james63971 Jason1327
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hi guys, been having a similar issue with regards to the red irritated skin, small red spots, wrinkley skin and general discomfort of the penis head.
it started after protected sex with a new partner. no oral. one thing to mention is the condom was of the flavoured variety and possibly quite old. unfortunately i failed to clean the area until the following morning. not sure if this had any influence to the reaction and ive been racking my brains ever since.
been to sexual health clinic twice, negative for stds, given canesten for thrush which helped with the irratation and redness but not the wrinkles, all symptoms resumed after a week of using.
second time was told to take otc creams and see if any relieved the symptoms. tried e45 but made things worse.
any ideas or suggestions guys would be much appreciated.
thanks
cristiano30765 james63971
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About the pic, you can use a resizing app to make the pic smaller.
About your case, it's incredible how we all refer, dryness, wrinkle skin, redness/red spots, and disconfort.
I have a question for you and the others, does anyone feel that the disconfort may be in the anus area too? I mean that penis had it, then anus too and/or vice versa?
Your case is stranger because there was no contact, only with condom! I have asked myself if the condom product could have caused this, but i havnt used condoms in months and this isnt getting better.
Canesten did seem to help me too, but i am and was unsure if i had candida...
All we test for comes negative, except hpv that no one tests me, and say man only carry..
I also failed to clean until next mornings 1 year ago, but i never had problems before, I wonder if that started something.
But no candida or bacteria was detected until now, are they even doing the right tests?!
jake39738 cristiano30765
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if you have that feeling in your anus that might indicate HPV, idk
cristiano30765 jake39738
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Can you explain a bit that idea?
Sometimes i SIT for a long time, and was thinking that made it worse. Why did you correlate HPV with that anus feeling? Is it normal to go from the penis to the anus? (As I never had contact with the anus).
The medics all told me HPV would likely have no symptoms, where did you read it might indicate HPV? would love to read it.
james63971 Jason1327
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sorry guys, how do i upload pics from my phone? says file is too big?
thanks again
agustin30650 Jason1327
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any update? its strange we are a lot with similar symptoms and no solutions
Steves8012 agustin30650
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No and I wouldnt hold your breath. Due to larger issues globally I suspect like many I've had to park getting any further treatment. Given the length of thread and number of comments one would have hoped for some success along the way but nothing as yet, that does work on the assumption it all has the same root cause which is highly unlikely.
ricky36034 Jason1327
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Seems like we all have chronic balanitis and negative on std testing. As for diagnosing ourselves with HPV, I think that's a little risky to say. Without warts, theres no telling if we really have HPV, and it seems most guys here have had this for longer than 2 years which in my opinion if it was HPV it would have left their system by then. Has anybody with this problem who's negative on all std and fungal infections had unprotected sex with a partner? Did they develop any symptoms??
BigRan1982 Jason1327
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I been having discomfort at the tip on my penis for 5 years now. It all started when I was have sex with a new partner fro 2015- 2018! We had protected sex the entire time except for one time in March 2015. My problem begin on Dec 11th while drive for 3 hrs I started feeling burning sensation on my penis glans and at the tip on my penis. The pain level was about 7 at the time. I started realize that while I'm sitting it seems to bother me even more. As long as i was moving around n not sitting it didn't bother me as much. A week later my penis glans started to form small little bumps on it like I was breaking out. All of a sudden the complexion on my penis glans and shaft started getting dark. A few weeks after that a dark black spot at the tip of my penis was burning like it was irritated. So, I finally build up the courage to go get a std test. At this moment I knew i was Std free before I started messing around with this girl in 2015. I go get tested for everything. Test comes back I tested positive for HSV-1. So, I call her to confront her about it and she lie to me saying she didn't have anything in the beginning. So, I'm p****d as hell and i force her to go get tested and she come back positive for HSV-1 and HSV-2. I wait a few more months to go get tested again to make sure I do not have HSV-2 and my results come back negative. I schedule an appointment with the Urology and he takes a sample of my urine and check my prostate and said it was inflammation in my prostate. Remind you this new partner always gave me oral sex in the beginning until i found out she was HSV1 and HSV2 positive. So, doctor prescribe me some antibiotic for Prostatitis. So, I take the medicine and a few weeks it clears up. From 2018 to 2020 I'm symptoms free. So, in January of this month it started back flaring up and burning at the tip of my penis again. This past Monday i schedule an appointment with a new Urology and he diagnosed me with the same thing again. Again my symptoms are starting to fade slow. But this time the doctor prescribed me 3 different medication. The first doctor only prescribed me one medication. So, I will give you guys some feedback on the name of the medication and how I'm feeding after I'm done taking it. I tried everything from over the counter and home remedies to try to solve my problem none of it helped. I went from thinking it was HSV2 to Balanitis, to UTI, to HPV and Eczema
Steves8012 BigRan1982
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Any heads up I would be grateful. Was going to look down that route next but symptoms aren't quite in line with what's described on the internet. Not much left though that does fit the bill. My pain seems to be getting much worse but is very much in the glans of the penis (the rim has formed a crack and going purple) as opposed to the tip. Not sure if this fits?
cristiano30765 BigRan1982
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Nice description. So you would say it is what? from what I read the problem seem to be HSV? I need to do something too... can HSV hurt the prostate? I have seen several patterns in my gland... but 1 year later it is worse... many more, smaller bumps, and they dont go away, the texture of the skin is different. I'am very very nervous...
BigRan1982 cristiano30765
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No i do not think its HSV. Never had any sores or lesion. I been tested 3 times for HSV2 and all 3 times it came back negative. The only HSV ai have is HSV1 that pop up on my lip once or twice a year. From my symptoms got diagnose with Prostatitis.
james63971 Jason1327
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thought i would add a couple of pics to see if anyone has a similar problem?
no pain or discomfort in or around the anus. just a feeling that something is not quite right inside the penis head.
did coconut oil improve anyone' s condition? going to try that to see if that improves it at all
BigRan1982 james63971
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I did try Coconut Oil and it worked good but I had to constantly apply it for like 4 times a day every day until my appointment.