What to do if the glans penis becomes red and itchy

The male reproductive organ is the most important part of the body. However, the male organs are often infected with some diseases. In particular, some men do not pay attention to hygiene, and some viruses will also be caused after sexual intercourse. The glans penis is the most important part of the male reproductive organ. It is also a common disease. Sometimes you will feel pain symptoms, red spots and itching on the glans penis. What should I do?

Many men find red spots on their glans and are anxious about the cause. They are also worried that they have some disease. In this case, it is likely due to glansitis. The small red spots are actually one of the symptoms of glansitis.

Inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin often occur at the same time, so it is collectively called glans balanitis, also known as balanitis. As the name suggests, balanitis is a disease caused by infection of the glans penis and foreskin at the same time. There are several typical symptoms of balanitis.

Acute superficial glansitis: erythema, swelling, erosion, exudation at the affected area; spontaneous pain and itching. It is mostly caused by friction, condoms (drugs), detergents and other irritants.

Candidal glansitis: In the early stage, there is red flushing, and the surface is scattered with pinpoint-sized red papules and rashes, which are covered with punctate cheese-like secretions, pustules, and erosion and exudation in severe cases. Candida spores and hyphae can be seen in the secretions under direct microscopy.

Trichomonas glansitis: The affected area has erythema and papules, which gradually expand with clear edges and blisters on the surface, followed by erosion and exudation. Trichomonas can be found in the secretions.

Annular ulcerated glans: Erythema can be seen on the glans and foreskin, which gradually expands and becomes ring-shaped, forming a superficial ulcer surface.

Many people do these wrong things when facing the red spot on the glans

1. Applying medicine randomly

When glansitis occurs, most patients think it is caused by inflammation or allergic diseases, and use external disinfectant and anti-inflammatory cleaners on their own. This causes strong chemical stimulation to the local skin, resulting in redness, swelling, and exudation, which aggravates the inflammatory reaction and eventually leads to chronic glansitis.

2. Not paying attention to early treatment

Due to the high incidence of balanitis, the initial symptoms are mild and sometimes better and sometimes worse, so it is easy to be ignored in daily life until it becomes serious and then go to the doctor. By the time of diagnosis, it is already accompanied by complications and comorbidities, which have caused great damage to the reproductive health system. Severe cases will affect sexual function and fertility. Therefore, it is necessary to check and treat balanitis early.

How should glansitis be treated?

Infectious ones are often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, infection with Candida albicans, Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Gonorrhea or other bacteria; non-infectious factors are mostly due to excessive foreskin and insufficient cleaning, which causes the accumulation of unclean substances between the foreskin and the glans penis, namely smegma, which irritates the local foreskin and mucous membrane and causes inflammation.

The treatment of glans inflammation is to target the cause of the inflammation, so it will vary from person to person. The doctor will recommend the most appropriate treatment for glans inflammation based on the individual patient's condition, its impact on life, and whether the patient has other diseases.

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Penitis is a common male urinary tract infection disease, which is very harmful to men. It is necessary to detect the symptoms and treat them in time. At the same time, relevant precautions should be taken in life, which will be conducive to recovery from the disease.

Prevent and treat glansitis and take good care of private parts

In daily life, men must pay attention to hygiene, clean the foreskin and glans penis regularly, and pay attention to the cleanliness of the foreskin cavity.

Be careful not to have unclean sexual intercourse. It is important to keep yourself clean. If a man has a long foreskin, he should go to the hospital for circumcision as soon as possible.

If either spouse has symptoms of reproductive infection, they should suspend sexual intercourse and go to the hospital for treatment immediately. If the couple suffers from trichomonas or Candida albicans infection, they should receive treatment at the same time.

During the treatment, if ulcers or erosions appear on the surface, be sure to change the dressing in time, twice a day, and try to avoid uncomfortable irritation.