Patient's question:
During this time, I noticed some redness and swelling in my foreskin. I sought treatment from a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for a month, but there wasn't much significant improvement. Later, I went to the hospital for a thorough examination, and the doctor confirmed that I had developed balanitis (inflammation of the glans penis).What kind of help I need: What are the causes of blood loss in men with balanitis?
Doctor's answer:
The causes of balanitis:1. Simple or non-communicable factors;
2. Infection-related or communicable diseases.
The former includes physiological phimosis, excessive prepuce, irritation from smegma after sexual maturity, or rare mechanical injuries that lead to redness, swelling, and inflammatory changes in the glans. The latter encompasses all forms of balanitis caused by non-communicable factors, primarily balanitis induced by pathogenic microorganisms, with bacterial and fungal infections being the most common.