White discharge from the glans

The glans penis is a very important sexual organ and reproductive organ for men, because the urethra is in the middle of the glans penis, and the most secretion is urine. However, sometimes white secretions flow out of the glans penis, which can be mainly divided into two situations. One is physiological, such as prostatic fluid, which may flow out when stimulated, and the other is caused by sexually transmitted diseases. Let's take a look at the main reasons for white secretions from the glans penis.

prostatitis

In certain cases, discharge from the glans penis is initially suspected to be prostatitis. Type I prostatitis often develops suddenly, with systemic symptoms such as chills, fever, fatigue, and pain in the perineum and pubic area. There may also be symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, rectal irritation, and even acute urinary retention.

The clinical symptoms of type II and type III prostatitis are similar, mostly with pain and abnormal urination. Regardless of the type of chronic prostatitis, similar clinical symptoms can be manifested, collectively referred to as prostatitis syndrome, including pelvic and sacral pain, abnormal urination and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic and sacral pain is extremely complex. The pain is generally located above the pubic bone, lumbosacral region and perineum. Radiating pain can manifest as pain in the urethra, spermatic cord, testicles, groin, and inner side of the abdomen. It radiates to the abdomen and resembles acute abdominal pain. It radiates along the urinary tract and resembles renal colic, which often leads to misdiagnosis. Abnormal urination is manifested as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, sluggish urination, bifurcated urine stream, dripping after urination, increased frequency of nocturia, and milky white secretions from the urethra after urination or during defecation. Occasionally, sexual dysfunction may occur, including decreased libido, premature ejaculation, painful ejaculation, weak erections, and impotence.

Type IV prostatitis has no clinical symptoms and evidence of inflammation is only found during prostate examinations.

Sexually transmitted diseases

What is the reason for secretion from the glans? If there is secretion from the glans, some causes are due to 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. The unclean substances between the foreskin and the glans, namely smegma, will accumulate and irritate the local foreskin and mucous membrane to cause inflammation.

Reproductive infections are commonly known as STDs. STDs, as the name suggests, are diseases related to sex, but some people mistakenly confuse STDs with diseases such as sexual dysfunction. Strictly speaking, any disease that can be transmitted through sexual relations can be called a "STD." The more common STDs include gonorrhea, syphilis, non-gonococcal urethritis, condyloma acuminatum, Chlamydia trachomatis, chancroid, genital herpes, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B and AIDS.