Patient's question:
Recently, I have often experienced itching in the penis, with occasional pain. After examination, it was diagnosed as balanitis. Is this balanitis? How should balanitis be treated? How to treat male balanitis?Doctor's answer:
Balanoposthitis, which is further divided into balanitis and posthitis, can be infectious or non-infectious. In clinical diagnosis, infectious balanoposthitis is more common. The infectious type is often caused by unprotected sexual contact, transmitting Candida albicans, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or other bacteria. Alternatively, it may result from excessive foreskin, inadequate hygiene, or the accumulation of unclean substances between the foreskin and glans, known as smegma, which can lead to recurrent inflammation of the local foreskin and mucosa. Based on your current symptoms, it is most likely that you have balanitis, so there is no need to be overly anxious. If you are not experiencing any other discomfort, you can simply wait and see.