Patient's question:
Although my sexual life is a bit chaotic, I am also quite cautious about safety. Recently, I had a sexual encounter, and a few days later, I felt intense 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. Infectious (unhygienic sexual intercourse, transmission of Candida, trichomonas, chlamydia, mycoplasma, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, or other bacteria);
2. Non-infectious (redundant prepuce, insufficient hygiene, the accumulation of unclean substances between the prepuce and glans, known as smegma, which can irritate the local prepuce and mucosa, leading to recurrent inflammation). For patients with balanoposthitis, timely treatment can reduce the incidence. If left untreated, it may affect fertility.