Patient's question:
Although my sexual life is a bit chaotic, I am also quite careful about safety. Recently, I had a sexual encounter, and a few days later, I felt severe itching and redness on my glans. When I retracted my foreskin, I noticed that the glans was swollen and inflamed. I went to the hospital for a thorough examination and was diagnosed with balanitis. It is necessary to treat it promptly. What are the causes of balanitis?Doctor's answer:
There are many causes that can lead to balanoposthitis, such as:1. Infections (unprotected sexual intercourse, transmission of Candida, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or other bacteria);
2. Non-infectious (redundant 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 recurrent inflammation). For patients with balanoposthitis, timely treatment can reduce the incidence of the condition. If left untreated, it may affect fertility.