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Penis Issues - possible Balanitis - can someone he...

Hello - I am a 28 year old american caucasion male and i am uncircumcised. I have a penis related issue I...

Posted by Hender11

Hello - I am a 28 year old american caucasion male and i am uncircumcised. I have a penis related issue I would like some advice for. At this time I am experiencing redness on the head and the foreskin is sore - particularly when i pull it back. This started while I was having sex (unprotected) with my girlfriend of 3 years and had to stop because i got really sore. Sometimes this happens because she's really tight but not to the extent of having to stop in the middle. More like im just sore afterwards for the next day or so. When we stopped my penis became swollen and red and i had a smaller puffy blister air pocket sort of thing in my foreskin near the frenulum - sort of like paraphimosis. I soaked in an epsom salt bath and it went away within 24 hours. It did however remain very red, sore and had this sort of rash with red (untrained) spots on the head and foreskin. The rash has gradually faded now in the past couple days but it has remained red and sometimes in between showers I notice a white film accumulates - however it does not smell. I have been experiencing it going on two weeks now and have been good about not trying to have sex, cleaning it each day and resting it in hopes that it would have gotten better by now. Although i can still get an erection i couldnt even have sex within my girlfriend on her birthday this past weekend and it's gotten to be a real inconvenience. I have gotten the rash briefly in the past a few times but it never lasted this long and always went away within a day or two so I never worried about it. I just always figured it was slightly irritated from the friction of having sex and wasnt a big deal. I have read a lot of forums about "balanitis" because it seems to fit/cover my symptoms and different ways to treat it. Should I follow what I've read and try eliminating soap and washing with just water or Epsom salt and trying some boiron homeopathic calendula cream? Sorry this was really long - I was just trying to be thorough to avoid a lot of possible follow-up questions. I would really appreciate it if someone could give me their opinion and some advice about the direction I should take to resolve this issue and get back to normal. Thank you for your time and assistance.View Thread

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Does anyone know

when a man have white flakey stuff between his penis and his nut sag what can it be

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Dark colored and slightly frothy urine

A couple of months back I noticed my urine was rather dark, and I would feel like I wanted to go to the...

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is there supposed to be fluid in the urethra?

when i spread the tip of the penis and look into the urethra, i always see some sort of milky/clear liquid. not...

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I'm 33 and I get up 6x a night to urinate

I'm 33 yrs old and I have been waking up to urinate on average 4 to 6 times a night for the past year....

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Stones in my duct from my testicles

I had a small lump on one my right testicle. I went to the hospital and they gave me antibiotics because they...

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Occasional Sharp Pain and Blood during Urination

About 5 times over the past two years I've had some pain and blood during urination. The first two times it...

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Urination

Ive noticed that when my husband urinates, there is alot of suds and foam in the toilet bowl.. Is this normal...

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Penis veins

Hi,after I ejaculated and I found that one of my penis vein on my right was visible and bulged a bit...When I...

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Trouble quitting my addiction to masturbating.

Hello, I am a teenager currently struggling against my addiction of masturbating. I have been doing it daily...

Posted by An_246259

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Do hernias reoccur?

Hello, last night I had some discomfort in my groin, while I was trying to get to sleep. As if I were...

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Chronic Prostatitis? Bladder Neck Obstruction? Wha...

Hello! I'm a 33 year old male with a very frustrating issue that I'm hoping y'all can help me diagnose....

Posted by JMeyers428

Hello!

I'm a 33 year old male with a very frustrating issue that I'm hoping y'all can help me diagnose. I've been to several urologists who have not helped me very much (the list of things that have been done is included below).

History
Not sure when it started (at least a year ago)
possibly after riding bike after a long time

Symptoms

General
- frequent clenching of pelvic muscules (kegels). have to consciously relax them, frequently
- tip of urethra is often tender
- also feels like the urethral sphincter is not letting fluid out completely, (not opening all the way to let everything out?)
- occasional "burning" sensation after bladder is emptied (as i'm "finishing up"

Urinary
frequent urination (more than before... 4-5 times a day?), small amounts of fluid (other than standard urination), sometimes clear, but always watery consistency
Frequent need for urination, sometimes unconsciously "holding it in"... doesn't seem to be as much of a 'urgency requirement' as before

Sexual:
Ejaculatory difficulty - muscles out of sync, not everything comes out (have to "milk" it out afterward), generally uncomfortable and painful, feels like i have a cock ring on or something.

Feels like the muscles are out of sync / not doing their correct thing during the orgasm/ejaculation cycle, or being blocked by the urethral sphincter somehow.

Diagnostic Procedures i've had done
Cystoscopy: clean bladder, clean urethra
Prostate check (2x): normal
UTI test (2x): clean
Voiding test: bladder gets emptied (apparently)

Things that seem to help:
Heat/Hot water (muscles relax more in the shower), but not 100%

Things i've been told it is
Non-Bacterial Prostatitis
Chronic Prostatitis
Pelvic Floor Syndrome

Treatments that have been suggested:
Anti-inflammatories
Alpha blockers (with the caveat that it would cause retrograde ejaculation...not an ideal solution)

Lifestyle: geek. mostly sedentary .a lot of sititng.View Thread

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pain around the head of the penis.

have been getting random pain around the head of my penis. what can cause this

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Testicular Pain

Hi, I have been experiencing pain in my scrotum for about almost 2 weeks, my testicles or something below feels...

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lower back pain & penis discomfort

out of nowhere, i've been experiencing random lower back pain's and burning in my penis. it usually doesn't...

Posted by An_246118

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Tiny cut on penis. Help please

Hey Everyone, [br>[br>A few months ago, I had sex with a girl with a NuvaRing. I was a little bit drunk...

Posted by An_246082

Hey Everyone, [br>[br>A few months ago, I had sex with a girl with a NuvaRing. I was a little bit drunk at the time and didn't put much care into the sex. Something felt a little bit strange during and immediately after. The next morning, I discovered a very small cut just below the head. I freaked out about it and went to a doctor immediately. The doctor promised me nothing was wrong and gave me some cream to apply. He indicated it would take 7-10 days to heal and that I needed to refrain from sexual contact.[br>[br>I met another girl just a few days later who was so beautiful that I could not turn her down. We have been having sex around 3 or 4 times per week for the last few months. The problem is, my wound has yet to heal properly. Every time it looks like it might be almost healed, I have sex again and it aggravates the wound. She has not even noticed the cut though, even when she gives me oral sex. [br>[br>I went and got a second opinion from a urologist and he also indicated that I shouldn't be worried at all, nothing was wrong and that this is very common. However, this issue is causing all sorts of problems in my life. I am lacking confidence. I am still romantically involved with the same woman (not the one with the NuvaRing that I cut myself) and I really like her. I would like to be able to make love to her without having the worry in the back of my mind that my penis will not heal properly. [br>[br>I want this wound gone and I never want to deal with it again. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make this happen. I even asked the doctor about circumcision because the wound is at location that is under the foreskin. However, he indicated that would not be the best thing to do and that I would also have to refrain from sex for 6 weeks if I chose to circumcise.[br>[br>My questions are: What should I do? How can I speed up the healing process? What is the longest the healing process should take? (it's already been a few months, but I haven't been consistent or dedicated with my healing practices) Should I be worried?View Thread

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intermittent catheterisation when you're on the go

Hi, due to urinary retention, I have to do clean intermittent self-catheterisation 3 - 5 times a day. My...

Posted by An_245691

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Urology and overshrunk Prostate

I am 77 yrs old. More than three years ago I was diagnosed with BPH and the doctors treated me with Xatral LP...

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blood in semen

I recently had intercourse with a man who I've had intercourse with before and when he ejaculated a large...

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Regular ejaculation after Laser Enucleation

I am 67, I had a calcification in my prostrate. A doctor removed it by laser enucleation, which occurred on...

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Prostatitis

Can chronic constipation cause prostatitis and hemorrhoids?

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Balantis

I was diagnosed with a yeast infection. My foreskin was very swollen and I had white blisters on the head of my...

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Urinary Retention, and recurrent Urinary Tract Inf...

Hi, I'm a 24-year old male, and totally new to this board. I've had a condition from as long as I remember...

Posted by An_245691

Hi, I'm a 24-year old male, and totally new to this board. I've had a condition from as long as I remember where I am not able to void completely the bladder voluntarily. According to my parents, this was noticed at around the age of 3, due to having recurrent urinary tract infections. Being a male, this shouldn't be that common, and this enabled them to trigger some warnings. Due to this urinary retention, I was having urine reflux up the urethras, and as a side-problem, the kidneys enlarged (Kidney Hydronephrosis). Kidney size is currently roughly around 14 - 15cm in size, with the left kidney being bigger than the right. (as told by my ultrasound doctor). I'm currently performclean self-intermittent catheterization 3 - 4 times a day. This was just to give an overview of my condition, my two main issues being below.

Lately, I'm having extremely recurrent urinary tract infections, almost twice a month. This is what is bothering me the most. I have no problem doing the intermittent catheterization, as I'm used to it and have incorporated it into my schedule - I would do anything to be able to get rid of it, but if I have to live with it, it's not such a huge problem. However, having such common urinary tract infections is making me very frustrated, as it leaves me quite weak, with fever, and pain in urination. I then do a urine test to get an idea of sensitivity, and then take a course of antibiotics, normally for 5 - 7 days. The problem is that as soon as I stop antibiotics, most of the time 1 - 4 days after another UTI starts. I've always had UTIs from time to time, but lately they're very common. I had periods in my life when I didn't have a single one for about 8 - 12 months. As far as I know, no lifestyle changes were done. To add to my frustration, I was much less healthy before (smoked regularly, binge drinked a lot, ate loads of fast food, ...) than I am today, and used to get much less UTIs! I've done a good deal of research on the internet to try and find if there is anything I can do to stop these UTIs. Some of these are:

- Stopped smoking about 2 years ago, as I read that it can irritate the bladder. Nothing really changed. Nowadays just smoke the occasional cigarette when I'm having a drink, but never more than 3 - 4 cigaretters per week.

- I go out regularly every weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun), and drink alcohol as well. When I was younger, I used to binge drink almost every weekend, which I've now reduced to having around 4 - 6 alcohol units per night out. Nothing has changed from the UTIs. I've even tried a period of 5 weeks not even touching a single alcoholic drink. I noticed it took a bit longer to get a UTI, but I think this could have been a coincidence, as sometimes I do go for 3 - 4 weeks without a UTI, though rarely. I intend to do another bout of non-drinking to re-test this, as lately they're extremely frequent again.

- Added more exercise, as I read it could help.

- Take 2x cranberry tablets twice a day - This seems to have reduced the intensity of UTIs, but not remove them.

- Take cranberry juice: No difference

- Take grapefruit seed extract: No difference

- Take Uva Ursi as a possible herbal treatment, rather than antibiotics - Didn't seem to work

- Take fish oil supplements: No difference

Whenever I used to talk with my doctor about these frequent UTIs, I never found them to take it very seriously. On the books, when doing test results, everything looks stable.

Another frustrating issue is that they never actually gave me a 'label' to my condition. They told me they can't properly diagnose the condition.

I would like to know if there is any possible thing I could do in such a situation. Sorry for the long post, but I couldn't know how to summarize this in any less!View Thread

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Sore testicle and discomfort before urination

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What kind of doctor for a hernia?

My husband is having pain in his groin and thinks it may be a hernia, he doesn't have a regular doctor. What...

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Soar Testicles

I am a 38 yr old male, If I do not have sex or ejaculate for more than a week or 2, my testicles get soar as...

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