Patient's question:
I usually have the habit of masturbation. Recently, I noticed some small bumps on my glans, and the symptoms seem to be similar to balanitis. Is it serious? Will it cause any problems? Please ask: How to treat itchy glans?Doctor's answer:
Hello, this may be a symptom of balanitis. Balanitis is a common disease. It is divided into balanitis and posthitis, and it is called balanoposthitis because they often occur simultaneously. This inflammation can be infectious or non-infectious, and infectious balanitis is more common in clinical diagnosis. Infectious balanitis is often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, transmitting Candida albicans, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or other bacteria. Non-infectious factors are mostly due to excessive foreskin, insufficient hygiene, and the accumulation of unclean substances between the foreskin and glans, known as smegma, which can irritate the local foreskin and mucosa, leading to inflammation.