Itchy glans penis after sex

If a man's glans penis becomes itchy after sexual intercourse, he should be alert to balanitis. We know that this is a common men's disease, which may be related to excessive foreskin and unclean sexual life. It must be treated in time. In addition, it is also necessary to avoid transmission to the female through sexual intercourse. Certain medications can be used for treatment. In addition, attention should be paid to good cleaning. If the foreskin is too long, surgical removal is recommended.

What medicine is used for balanitis

It is very important to choose the right medicine to treat balanitis. There are two types of medications for treating balanitis: oral or topical antibiotics, which are mainly used to treat the symptoms of balanitis caused by bacterial or fungal infections. If the symptoms of balanitis are caused by skin irritation by chemicals, you should avoid further contact with the chemicals. If necessary, your doctor will prescribe medication to reduce itching and pain. Therefore, oral or topical antibiotics can be selected for the treatment of balanitis.

Misunderstandings in the treatment of balanitis

1. Mistakenly treating balanitis as a sexually transmitted disease

When balanitis occurs, most patients believe it is a sexually transmitted disease and use external disinfectant and anti-inflammatory cleansers on their own. This causes strong chemical stimulation of the local skin, resulting in redness, swelling and exudation, which aggravates the inflammatory response and can eventually lead to chronic balanitis.

2. Neglecting the treatment of balanitis in the early stage

Due to the high incidence of balanitis, the initial symptoms are mild and sometimes better and sometimes worse, so it is easy to be ignored in daily life until it becomes serious and requires medical treatment. By the time of medical treatment, complications and comorbidities have already occurred, which has caused great damage to the reproductive health system, so balanitis must be checked and treated early.

Early symptoms of balanitis

1. Acute superficial balanitis: Once the patient suffers from this disease, symptoms of edema-shaped erythema and erosion, bleeding and exudation will appear. In severe cases, patients may also develop blisters. If the patient develops a secondary infection, ulcers may form, covered with purulent exudate. Patients may experience significant pain and tenderness. Some patients will also have associated mild systemic symptoms, such as weakness, fatigue, low-grade fever, and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes, which will have adverse effects on the patients.

2. Plasma cell balanitis: This disease usually occurs in middle-aged patients. The patient's papilla will have localized, infiltrative, and dark reddish-brown patches with particularly clear boundaries and a smooth surface. There will also be many small red spots or erosions, and bleeding will occur very easily, but no symptoms of ulcers will form. At the same time, histopathology has a certain diagnostic value. The unique feature of the disease is the appearance of band-like inflammatory cell infiltration in the superficial dermis, during which a large number of plasma cells will also appear.