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What Does Redness And Soreness On The Head Of The Penis And Foreskin, Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2014

Question: Hello, I'm a 30 year old male. Had protected sex on the 1'st morning. During the 2'nd afternoon started to observe redness (spots) and sore sensation on the head of the penis and foreskin.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Kindly provide more information Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at XXXXXXX I would like to gather some more information from you regarding your concern in order to be able to help you better. -Do you have itching in that area? Is the present concern associated with a burning sensation on passing urine? -Are you a married male? If yes, was this marital or extramarital sexual contact? -Any past history of unprotected sexual intercourse? It would be a great help if you can upload pictures of the area of concern for me to be able to have a look. You have an option for uploading the pictures. take care regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 minutes later)

Hi thanks for the answer: -No itching, mild tingling sensation on the opening. No burning associated with passing urine. -Not a married male. This was a casual encounter -Always engaged in protected sex. Tested for STD's one year ago, got all clear. Will try to get an uploaded picture shortly.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Candidal posthitis Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for the pictures. I would like to keep a possibility of Candidal posthitis. practice gentle cleansing with lukewarm water. Don't use soap, dettol, spirit, betadine etc in that area. Just use plain water. Avoid using soap, dettol, betadine, spirit OR savlon in that area. If i were your treating doctor i would have asked you to apply a topical anti-fungal cream like clotrimazole+beclomethasone cream twice daily for a week. That should be enough. Its a protocol to get yourself tested for HIV, VDRL and undergo pre-test and post-test counselling sessions, in case of high risk sexual behavior like casual sex. The goal is to reduce your risk of acquiring STDs in future through education about safe sexual practices. So i would advice that you visit a testing center and follow up with a dermatologist along with the test reports. take care regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 minute later)

Also forgot to mention, frequent urge to urinate developed a day after incident. What are the causes? Could this be an allergic reaction to the condom or possibility of STI?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Allergy possible/candida more likely Detailed Answer: Hi. Their could be an element of Allergy to latex OR in case you had cleansed that area with soap, dettol etc it could be because of irritation to that. Sometimes harsh cleansing with soaps causes irritation and candida might superimpose. Looking at the picture it looks more like a case of candidal infection If i were your treating doctor i would have asked you to apply a topical anti-fungal cream like clotrimazole+beclomethasone cream twice daily for a week. The antifungal would take care of candida and the steroid (Beclomethasone) would help alleviate any Allergy to latex Or irritation to soaps etc. Take care regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 minute later)

Would this also explain the tingling sensation in the urethral opening of the penis? And can the candida be spread through sexual contact?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Allergy/Irritation-Soaps/Candida Detailed Answer: Hi. Tingling sensation could be because of use of harsh cleansing with soaps etc. Candida can be transmitted sexually but since in your case it was a protected contact, i would keep that it is your own candida which has proliferated rather than sexually acquired. Candida is normally present in the genital flora bu sometimes body defenses become weak and it can proliferate and cause symptoms. In your case may be harsh cleansing with soaps on the delicate genital mucosa (thus weakening local defense) OR Allergy to condom has allowed it to proliferate. take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 minutes later)

Ok thanks. Unfortunately, testing center/health care provider not available over the weekend. What is your suggestion till I get checked out by a GP on Monday?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Use Clotrimazole+Beclomethasone combination Detailed Answer: Hi. -Practice gentle cleansing -You can purchase the cream OTC (Clotrimazole+Beclomethasone), apply twice daily for a week -Can undergo testing next week Take care regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar