Patient's question:
I am 23 years old, and I had sexual intercourse with my girlfriend and got infected. It has been itchy for three or four days at the connection between the glans and the foreskin. Besides some redness and swelling, there is sometimes white discharge, which comes off easily with a touch. What are the solutions to treat balanitis?Doctor's answer:
Easily overlooked and untreated, due to the high incidence of balanoposthitis, its initial symptoms are mild, intermittent, and easily dismissed in daily life. By the time it becomes severe and the patient seeks follow-up treatment, complications and comorbidities have already developed, causing significant damage to the perinatal health system. Therefore, early and thorough examination and treatment are essential.2. Mistaken for a sexually transmitted disease and misdiagnosed, when balanitis recurs, most patients assume it is a sexually transmitted disease and do not purchase topical sterilizing and anti-inflammatory medications.