Patient's question:
Detailed medical history and consultation purpose:1: Contracted genital herpes in 2000, with multiple recurrences since then. In 2000, dark spots appeared on the glans, and I took an unknown medication—apparently costing over 60 yuan per pill—which immediately resolved the issue. However, red spots reappeared two years ago. When I sought medical attention, it was diagnosed as balanitis, and the prescribed medication provided no improvement. Now, my girlfriend has also been infected with herpes. I’m unsure if the red spots are contagious. Last year, I had a miscarriage at two months of pregnancy, but the cause remains undetermined.
2: The purpose of this consultation is to understand whether it’s safe for me and my girlfriend to conceive and have a baby under these circumstances.
Onset of the current illness and
Doctor's answer:
Based on your current description, there is a higher possibility of having candidal balanitis. For such an issue, if there is any discharge, you can choose to have it tested and examined.Since candidiasis tends to recur and has a certain level of treatment resistance, for this problem, it is generally recommended to persist in applying Daktarin cream externally and wait to see the results. Additionally, avoid spicy foods in daily life and pay attention to maintaining hygiene in the external genital area. Before applying medication, use povidone-iodine solution to clean the external genital area and glans. During treatment, avoid using any devices to prevent further local congestion.