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Suggest Treatment For Itching And Scaly Skin On The Testicles

Hi my name I Ryan I'm 6 foot 1 inch, and I'm 23 years old and I weigh 150. I just went to the doctor on Tuesday (last Tuesday) because my testicles were itchy, and the skin is scaly and kinda dark/red. The doctor said it looked like a fungal infection and he prescribed to me clotrimazole which I have been using twice a day.I am to use it twice a day for 2 weeks. The clotrimazole has helped with the itch tremendously and I'm not itching or experiencing discomfort but the skin on my testicles is still dark and scaly and before i went to the doctor and got my prescription I had tried a lot of things to get rid of the fungal infection such as using bleach on my testicles that wasn't diluted in water, stupid I know, I also would put garlic, tea tree oil and vinegar on the oil. So I think that using these products (specifically the bleach) b4 I went to the doctor damaged my skin. I think that the main problem of the skin being damages is the bleach. Ive never had sexual intercourse, but yeah the skin is kinda dark/red, and the skin is scaly (it's like little white bumps on the skin) if the skin doesnt look better when I'm done with my prescription I was planning on going back to the doctor. Please help, thank you
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Ryan, I am happy you did a right thing by visiting the doctor after failed self help exercise of local medicaments i am not sure whether all at once of trial or one after the other and right diagnosis and drug (clotrimazole ) helped. Your worry about residual scaly & red skin, it is due possibly using strong skin irrintants you used in the experiment to rid of the itch bothering. If you do not try them again and any other thing without diagnosis,deliberation and decision,it is certain to overcome. Meantime be patient.
Please do share this experience with all you know so that they are not also likely prey to failings in healthcare where self care is decidedly not just dreadful but dangerous. Thanks in advance.
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Suggest Treatment For Itching And Scaly Skin On The Testicles

Ryan, I am happy you did a right thing by visiting the doctor after failed self help exercise of local medicaments i am not sure whether all at once of trial or one after the other and right diagnosis and drug (clotrimazole ) helped. Your worry about residual scaly & red skin, it is due possibly using strong skin irrintants you used in the experiment to rid of the itch bothering. If you do not try them again and any other thing without diagnosis,deliberation and decision,it is certain to overcome. Meantime be patient. Please do share this experience with all you know so that they are not also likely prey to failings in healthcare where self care is decidedly not just dreadful but dangerous. Thanks in advance.