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Consultation: Soreness on the Penis
Dr Christian Jessen diagnoses a patient complaining of irritation and soreness on his penis in this consultation from the first series of Embarrassing Illnesses. At the same time Dr Jessen gives out some advice on STDs and the perils of unsafe sex.
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Every so often after sex my boyfriend (19) will have small cuts on his penis and small red spots on the head of the penis and the foreskin can get dry. i am on the contraceptive pill so we don't use condoms and we haven't had sex with anyone else. what could be the problem? thanks
Hi, a day after having unprotected sex i noticed a tingly/stinging sensation focused around the tip/head of my penis. After pulling my foreskin back and inspecting my penis i noticed some very small red dots on one side of my penis. I do not experience any burning while i pass urine. As a matter of fact, urination may help alleviate the discomfort. Additionally my penis is a little red in a small patch close to the opening of it. The tip of my foreskin appears to be slightly irritated as well.
It has been three days since intercourse. The tingly sensation has not subsided/maybe worse.
Thank you for your help.
im 16 and after i have unprotected sex, small red spots appear on the head of my penis and its slighty itchy, this is only around for a couple of days then goes, but comes back when i have unprotected sex.
i havent had any checks for sti's or anything.
i noticed it around 4 months ago when i had unprotected sex on hoiday, should of done sometthing sooner, didnt know what to do, any ideas?
Hi, im 16 and cant pull my forskin back :(
hi there im a 22 year old male im having problems with my penis when i pull my forskin back its really sore and iv noticed that just below the head of my penis when my forskin is pulled back its went really tight and theres alot of wat i think smelly discharge i go in the shower every night and wash my penis reguarly i have been with my partner for 5 years and have a daughter but my partner is 18 weeks pregnant can this have caused this? we had sex 3 days ago and now am in agoney can you help me please thank you
my hubby and i have good sex life for the last 15 years, when we have sex he can seam to be able to hold back from coming. is this a problem?????
i had sex several days ago and since my penis has been sore, particuarly the tip, and at the base of the head. i have small spots at the base of the head too on one side. these are white in colour. i've also noticed a change in smell.. any ideas??
hi i am 25, i am not circumsized, over the last six months my foreskin seems to get small cuts on it which is really painful pulling the foreskin back, it tends to happen after every time i have sex, i hold off from having sex or self stuff for a while to let them heal but as soon as i have sex it happens again, any idea or help.
p.s. i have a girlfriend and have been with her for 3 years now
im uncicumcised and skin joining onto rim of penis is ripping off im only 13 PLEAAASSEEEE HELP MEEE! im sooo soooo worried!
A few days ago I noticed my penis was sore and slightly itchy, pulled back my foreskin and all looked ok, just a tad red. A day later it was still sore so I pulled it back again and I noticed little red lumps all over the head on the penis. Also the skin below it is red and sore. The thing is, I had unprotected sex for about a minute before I put the condom on. All was fine the morning after, I then had a shower and I don't why but I sprayed antiperspirant down my boxers. I believe its that, that has irritated my penis. So I'm pretty sure I have Balanitis. Will an antiseptic cream such as TCP cure this or do I need something different/stronger?