What are the dangers of balanitis?

The foreskin is an epidermal tissue on the male genitals. It is a kind of skin that protects the male penis and plays a very important role, just like the skin. However, some men are born with foreskin that is too long. This condition can easily cause balanitis, which has a great impact on our lives, especially on the male reproductive health. What are the dangers of balanitis?

In addition to causing sexual dysfunction in patients, balanitis can also cause the following hazards: Balanitis can lead to sicca obstructive glansitis. Sicca balanitis is a more serious pathological injury of balanitis, which destroys the physiological structure of the foreskin and glans, affects sexual life and aesthetics, and is also a common factor in premature ejaculation.

Balanitis can cause urinary system diseases. Balanitis can also easily cause ascending infection of the urinary system, which is generally common in cystitis, nephritis, pyelonephritis, etc., especially chronic glansitis that has not been cured for a long time is most likely to cause urinary system diseases. Improper treatment in the acute stage can be life-threatening. Balanitis harms the health of the reproductive system Balanitis can easily lead to prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis, and inflammation of the vas deferens and other organs. If it is not treated effectively in time, the infection will be combined with each other, causing great harm to reproductive health. Balanitis seriously endangers the reproductive health of patients. Experts from the Global Hospital Network said that due to the long-term stimulation of inflammatory factors on the regulation of sperm and sexual response in the reproductive system, as well as the inflammatory secretions hidden in the foreskin entering the vagina together with semen during sexual intercourse, it reduces the quality of semen and destroys ovarian cells, leading to male infertility.

From the above introduction, the harm of balanitis is very great. First of all, it is a great harm to the reproductive health of men themselves. It can cause inflammation of the penis. In severe cases, it will affect the male fertility. For female families, it will affect the harmony of the couple's sexual life and affect family relationships.