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Pale patches on penis (glans and shaft)

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AnonymousA
AnonymousA

About two weeks ago I noticed a sudden drastic change in the appearance of my penis. I had some itching prior to this which I put down to irritation and stupidly scrubbed myself quite vigorously in the shower to alleviate it. I'm not sure whether this has caused the problem I now have, but I've noticed a substantial amount of pale skin on the head of my penis and also some on the foreskin/shaft. It isn't painful, but is a little itchy every now and then. It doesn't feel abnormally dry and doesn't flake off. I've refrained from masturbating and sex since I noticed it in the hopes that it would clear up, but it doesn't seem to be changing.

I can almost certainly rule out any sort of STI/STD as I've been in a monogamous for over four years. I haven't changed any of the skin care products/soaps that I used either, so I can rule those out too.

I plan to see a GP soon, but I can't get an appointment for a few weeks and it's worrying me sick.

Can anybody give me any insight as to what this could be? I can't seem to find any similar issues when Googling the symptoms which causes me even more stress.

I've attached some pictures.

Thank you in advance.

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  • AnonymousA
    AnonymousA

    Posted

    MIssed an image out by accident. Attached it here.
    • pathfinder
      pathfinder AnonymousA

      Posted

      IF YOU MEAN THE TINY VERY WHITE DISCOLOURED PATCHES IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY (FORGIVE SPELLING) PITIRIOSIS SERVICOLOUR ....A PSEUDO FUNGUS .....WHICH IN THAILAND 30 YEARS AGO WAS 100% EFFECTIVELY TREATED BY TWO APPLICATIONS OF NEAT SELENIUM SULPHIDE HAIR SHAMPOO .....SELSUN .........APPLY LIBERALLY LEAVE TO DRY .......SAME AGAIN NEXT DAY .........FIXED ...........CHECK URSELF UNDER A UV LAMP
  • pathfinder
    pathfinder AnonymousA

    Posted

    IT LOOKS LIKE A PERFECTLY NORMAL BUT SHINY WINKLE TO ME .....A FEW DAYS OF OVER THE COUNTER CANASTEN CREME (ANTI FUNGICIDAL) WONT DO YOU ANY HARM AND WILL PROBABLY TOTALLY SORT IT
    • AnonymousA
      AnonymousA pathfinder

      Posted

      Been using Canesten for 3(?) days now and it hasn't changed any. Not sure what it is. Got a doctors appointment in two weeks, so I'll just keep at it until then to be sure.
  • chad47956
    chad47956 AnonymousA

    Posted

    looks like scar tissue?  ur without a forskin  i see mayby  from when it was removed? or as you say the soap!
    • AnonymousA
      AnonymousA chad47956

      Posted

      I'm uncircumcised. I just pulled back the skin for the purpose of taking a photo. The outer skin is unaffected.
  • wil91090
    wil91090 AnonymousA

    Posted

    Hi there this could be a number of things i have had very similar except .my full helmet was blood red painful itchy i get two wounds like that one near the tip and one just where my foreskin rolls back still on the helmet Never itchy but does make me think what the hell And a bit paranoid cos you do start to look all the time Honestly am convinced its nothing to bad Just try some thrush caneston cream stay with it a week to 10 days Cos i did it for three days looked better stopped then came back But now i seem to get them after i've ploughed into my other half So i think its to vigorous sex and sensitivity down there even if you not changed soaps etc etc Hopefully you be okay in a week or so if not see doctor and ask to see a dermatologist in case its some sort of mild psoriasis which i doubt good luck oh yeah and by the way it dont look that bad but i know how you feel
  • AnonymousA
    AnonymousA

    Posted

    Okay, so I've been using Canesten and taking prescribed anti-fungal medication (Fluconazole) and nothing has changed. I'm going to ask for a referral to a specialist, but should I ask for a dermatologist or a urologist? I'm not sure which would be better.
    • Josay
      Josay AnonymousA

      Posted

      Hey did you ever get this figured out?? I'm going through the same thing. Please get back to me

  • ckaalim
    ckaalim AnonymousA

    Posted

    I have the same symptoms too as my just started some few days ago, it is really freaking me out.. please tell me how you managed to get rid of it
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