Patient's question:
Doctor, hello! Yesterday, while I was training, I accidentally injured my penis. There are two small wounds, and a little bit of blood came out. I'm worried about infection, so I plan to apply iodine to it. Doctor, does applying iodine to the penis affect sexual function?Doctor's answer:
The position of the penis is injured, and the application of povidone-iodine has certain anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects, preventing local trauma relief, or preventing severe skin damage from recurring locally. It is also a relatively common clinical diagnostic treatment method. If the goal is to prevent harm to sexual function during sexual activity, then the treatment involves rewrapping the area with povidone-iodine-sterilized elastic bandages and temporarily avoiding sexual activity to prevent secondary injury.