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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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I was circumcised shortly after birth in a Jewish circumcision (brit milah) and it left excessive scarring on my penis (obviously if I had to choose between a foreskin and this mangled penis, I'd choose a foreskin). I'm totally unable to have sex or masturbate without severe pain because there's not enough skin on penis to have an erection. My wife and I have been married since I was 19 and we've yet to have intercourse (and we both really want children). I've had two surgeries already to try and correct problems with urination and I don't want to go through any more surgeries. I've heard about non-surgical foreskin restoration. Anyone have any experience with this or think it could solve my problems?

Posted on 11 Feb 2012 01:29 by Ichabod
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I have really dry foreskin which is starting to become sore and am also suffering from itchiness of the head of my penis underneath the foreskin but I'm not sure how or what to do to sort it out??

Posted on 24 Jan 2012 02:08 by Marvin
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i had sex two days ago now i have 2 sore bumps down there one on my penis and one on the sack like a bad pimple sore to touch any help

Posted on 20 Jan 2012 14:15 by dale
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Noticing that when I use tha bathroom,(Urinating) I'm gettin this lil Burning feeling, no discharge but in lookin recognizing alil redness in the inside... N feel alil soarness when I pinch the Head of my penis... Not Bein ignorant but grindin in forplay I was uncomfortable at one time.. But over all what do U think it could Be...

Posted on 18 Jan 2012 13:31 by Dereck
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my penis soetimes gets very sore at the head, ie red and a bit sticky, i havent had sex for 6 months, im in my 40s, and have foreskin and always have protection

Posted on 9 Jan 2012 06:54 by milo
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I got circumcised a while ago and now ever since i got circumcised my ball sack and the 2 sides of my penis started to itch it itches like crazy and although rare sometimes hurts. Please answer.

Posted on 26 Dec 2011 09:01 by Bill
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my age is 24 and ican not pull my fourskin u can give any solution other wise from which docter i can consult

Asked on 14 Dec 2011 09:14 by tarun
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RECENTLY, I STARTED EXPERIENCING LITTLE PAINS ON MY SCROTAL SACK. I FINALLY REALIZED THAT A WOUND HAS DEVELOPED AT THAT POINT. AS DAYS PASS IT KEEPS ON WIDENING AND BECOMING MORE PAINFUL. I KNOW IT MAY BE AS A RESULT OF UNSAFE SEX I HAD SOME TIMES AGO. PLEASE ANYBODY WITH URGENT SOLUTION ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I WILL APPRECIATE.

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I seem to get small red spot like marks that arent raised, itchy or anything they just seem to appear under my foreskin, once i have a shower they dissappear should i go to the GP or is this a yeast infection?

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Hello I have a very sore penis and had it a long time. It is sore inside and the gp wont do anything about it. It is getting worse all the time. It doesnt hurt to pee but when having sex it does. Please give me some advice.

Posted on 21 Nov 2011 15:53 by robert
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