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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Chronic Balanoposthitis?
Question: Have white around tip of foreskin and some leceration and difficulty pulling foreskin back?
Brief Answer:
Please ensure blood sugar levels are normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
What you have described sounds classically like what we term ' chronic balanoposthitis'. The medication you have used ought to have helped if there is fungal infection.
I would suggest you get your blood sugar levels tested straightaway, both fasting and post-lunch 2hours. You can also get a test called Glycosated haemoglobin HbA1C checked. If your sugar levels are indeed high, control of this levels will bring the foreskin back to its normal supple nature.
On the other hand, if you are not a diabetic, and medications have not helped, you might require a simple 'circumcision' where the tight foreskin will be removed by a simple surgery within half an hour under local anaesthesia.
Hope I have been able to help you.
Please ensure blood sugar levels are normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
What you have described sounds classically like what we term ' chronic balanoposthitis'. The medication you have used ought to have helped if there is fungal infection.
I would suggest you get your blood sugar levels tested straightaway, both fasting and post-lunch 2hours. You can also get a test called Glycosated haemoglobin HbA1C checked. If your sugar levels are indeed high, control of this levels will bring the foreskin back to its normal supple nature.
On the other hand, if you are not a diabetic, and medications have not helped, you might require a simple 'circumcision' where the tight foreskin will be removed by a simple surgery within half an hour under local anaesthesia.
Hope I have been able to help you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I will get my blood sugar level checked.I hope circumcision well not be an option!Thank you very much.
Brief Answer:
Please let me know your status
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I will be quite happy to advise you once I know the status of your blood sugars. Please ensure that you have a test called HbA1c XXXXXXX done which will tell you the sugar control over the previous 3 months as well.
Best wishes.
Please let me know your status
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I will be quite happy to advise you once I know the status of your blood sugars. Please ensure that you have a test called HbA1c XXXXXXX done which will tell you the sugar control over the previous 3 months as well.
Best wishes.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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