What causes small red bumps on the penis?

Nowadays, both men and women are very concerned about their private parts, fearing that something might go wrong. So many men may worry about whether they have contracted a sexually transmitted disease after discovering bumps on their penis, especially after having unhygienic sex. But it is not necessarily the case, because if you do not clean it carefully every day and wipe it dry, you may also get diseases such as balanitis, so don't worry too much.

1) White and pink small bumps on the genitals: White and light pink small bumps of various shapes appear on the male genitals. They are not painful or itchy, have a smooth surface and are not accompanied by other rashes. They are commonly caused by penile pearly rash, condyloma acuminatum, and foreskin phimosis (smegma). If small particles appear accompanied by redness, swelling and pain of the penis, it is mostly caused by balanitis.

Balanitis refers to inflammation of the inner layer of the foreskin and the glans penis. A lipid substance secreted in the normal foreskin cavity can accumulate into smegma when the foreskin is too long or the foreskin is phimosis, which can irritate the foreskin and glans penis and cause balanitis. The causes of this disease can be divided into two categories:

① Simple or non-infectious factors: In addition to physiological phimosis, prepuce is too long, smegma stimulation after sexual maturity or a few mechanical injury factors, the glans penis becomes red, swollen and hot due to inflammation;

② Infectious or contagious diseases, except for balanitis caused by infectious factors, that is, balanitis caused by pathogenic microorganisms as the main factor, among which bacterial and fungal infections are the most common.

2) Red or dark red small bumps on the genitals: Single or multiple red small bumps appear on the male genitals, which may be round, ring-shaped or irregular in shape, with clear boundaries, slightly high and hard. It is more common in balanitis (severe cases are accompanied by erosion, scabs or papillary hyperplasia); if accompanied by rupture, pustules or serous secretions, it often indicates syphilis.

In summary, the appearance of white particles on the male genitals is mostly caused by inflammatory infections, but some urinary system diseases can also cause this phenomenon. Therefore, the editor reminds that once you find a pimple on the penis, you should seek medical attention and treatment as soon as possible to avoid missing the best time for treatment.