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What Causes Itching Inside Penis And Burning Feeling During Ejaculation?
Question: Hello. I have itching inside my penis that starts at the bottom and works its way to the top. And I normally masturbate at least once a day and whenever I ejaculate it burns a little bit. Not excruciatingly bad or anything just a little. I've had it for the past few days now and I haven't had sex with my girlfriend lately so what do I have and how bad is it?
Brief Answer:
prostatitis
Detailed Answer:
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You have been experiencing pain on ejaculation and an itchy sensation in your penis. My first inclination is to be sure you do not have a sexual transmitted disease. It is not uncommon for sex partners to have been together for a long time and then develop symptoms of an STD. the most common infection would be chlamydia. Therefore I recommend that you and your partner both be tested for STDs.
If you don't have an STD then most likely you have prostate infection known as prostatitis. This is very common in sexually active young men. We do not know exactly how you get infection in the prostate but we do know it can start spontaneously. The treatment is usually a month of oral antibiotics. It needs to be a month because the penetration of antibiotics into the prostate is low.
In summary
1. possible STD
2. Check with doctor for STD testing especially chlamydia
3 treat is STD
4. If negative STD then you have acute prostatitis
5 Treat acute prostatitis with 1 month of oral antibiotics.
I hope this answers your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care concerns and questions
prostatitis
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCN with your health care concerns
You have been experiencing pain on ejaculation and an itchy sensation in your penis. My first inclination is to be sure you do not have a sexual transmitted disease. It is not uncommon for sex partners to have been together for a long time and then develop symptoms of an STD. the most common infection would be chlamydia. Therefore I recommend that you and your partner both be tested for STDs.
If you don't have an STD then most likely you have prostate infection known as prostatitis. This is very common in sexually active young men. We do not know exactly how you get infection in the prostate but we do know it can start spontaneously. The treatment is usually a month of oral antibiotics. It needs to be a month because the penetration of antibiotics into the prostate is low.
In summary
1. possible STD
2. Check with doctor for STD testing especially chlamydia
3 treat is STD
4. If negative STD then you have acute prostatitis
5 Treat acute prostatitis with 1 month of oral antibiotics.
I hope this answers your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care concerns and questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Allow me to correct some things in my question. The itching is really at the tip of my penis and not the whole penis. Also, it really only slightly burns when I ejaculate but not when I urinate.
Brief Answer:
Still possible STD
Detailed Answer:
That changes my assumption slightly.
You may still have an STD. I would still put chlamydia high on the list for possible causes for the burning and itching. I would recommend seeing your doctor and have the tests run to be absolutely sure. Your girlfriend may have chlamydia and not really have any symptoms.
This does not sound like prostatitis as it would be a deeper pain and burning
Still possible STD
Detailed Answer:
That changes my assumption slightly.
You may still have an STD. I would still put chlamydia high on the list for possible causes for the burning and itching. I would recommend seeing your doctor and have the tests run to be absolutely sure. Your girlfriend may have chlamydia and not really have any symptoms.
This does not sound like prostatitis as it would be a deeper pain and burning
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Also, the itching comes and goes if that means anything. So what would possible treatment be? Antibiotics?
Brief Answer:
Chlamydia requires antibiotics
Detailed Answer:
I think you may have an infection of some sort and you will need an antibiotic if my suspicious are true.
Chlamydia requires antibiotics
Detailed Answer:
I think you may have an infection of some sort and you will need an antibiotic if my suspicious are true.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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