Red spots on the penis glans shaft , wont go away for 2 months , PLEASE HELP !! :(

Just to clarify for others reading this, Terrasil is an antifungal cream that is often used following unprotected penetrative sex, of which, a yeast infection following vaginal sex is the most common.

So, as to what you actually have going on here: you most likely have a dermatological issue, or an actual skin condition that will need to be treated.

Also, just to clarify - Balanitis is used to describe symptoms on the head and / or foreskin of the penis and therefore treatments like Terrasil or any other antifungal can be used to clear bacterial infections, such as a yeast infection, following unprotected penetrative sex.

However, Balanitis is also used to describe specific skin conditions and therefore antifungal creams will do nothing to reduce the symptoms of these, unless there is a bacterial infection additionally present too, but will not actually address the skin condition itself, such as Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) for example.

(BXO is the Male specific version of Lichen Sclerosus)

So what you need to do is to rule out the possibility that you have a Dermatological basis for what you have going on, and these are caused by regular exposure to chemicals that are causing irritation to the skin on the head of your penis. I will post my complete guide of what you need to be aware of and some of the things you can do to address this. Read through it carefully and try to put as much in place as possible.

Update your Forum thread here if changes occur - if things worsen, seek professional medical advice such as the specialists I mention towards the end of the guide ..........

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 to 100% pat dry immediately afterwards with a towel.

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.

any updates?

Hey! I have a similar issue. Keep me posted on updates!

I just saw this post below, although his condition do seems alot worse than mine.

https://patient.info/forums/discuss/red-blotches-on-penile-head-and-foreskin-596228

So I am guessing what i have is Lichen Planus on penis ?

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Just want to share an update, the red spots have been bothering me for the past few months and i decided to sent my case to a doctor on " Dermatologist On Call "

His opinion on my skin condition is Irritant Contact Dermatitis - ICD . and recommended me to apply hydrocortisone 1% . twice a day as needed

I used it for a day and my red spots became alot redder next day morning. I have not seen this so red in the past 2 months. However, they faded away same day evening and they are almost all gone now in the third day.

He also suggest Aquaphor twice daily, that should help on skin redness