What causes genital itching in men?

Nowadays, many people don't pay much attention to their sexual hygiene. Both men and women must pay attention to their own hygiene, do not have sex with strangers, and do not have too many sexual partners. This is very important. What is the cause of male genital itching? Scrotal eczema and balanitis can cause male genital itching. Let's learn about it together now!

There are many reasons for male penile itching, so the treatment methods for different causes of penile itching are also different. To treat penile itching, you must find the cause and then treat it. Penile itching cannot be tolerated to avoid adverse consequences.

What causes penile itching? 1. What causes penile itching: Scrotal eczema is mainly manifested by redness, swelling or exudate and desquamation of the scrotal skin. Due to severe itching, the scrotal skin may thicken and become lichenified after scratching.

What causes penile itching? 2. What causes penile itching: Balanitis. Most men with excessive foreskin or phimosis have chronic inflammatory reactions due to the accumulation of smegma in the coronal sulcus of the foreskin. They are also prone to condyloma acuminatum, and often have local itching. At the beginning, there is local flushing, redness and swelling of the penis skin, and a burning and itching sensation in the glans. These are common symptoms of balanitis. When the foreskin is turned over, the inner surface of the foreskin and the glans can be seen to be congested and eroded, with exudate and even bleeding. After secondary infection, small ulcers can be seen, with a foul-smelling milky white purulent secretion. If the skin rubs against underwear, it will cause pain, and the patient often has difficulty in moving. It may be accompanied by enlargement and tenderness of the inguinal lymph nodes.

What causes penile itching? 3. What causes penile itching: contact dermatitis. A small number of men with allergic constitutions, when wearing underwear made of chemical fiber raw materials, are prone to dermatitis reactions such as erythema and papules on the skin in contact with the underwear, causing itching because the clothes are close to the perineal skin and the area is easily soaked by sweat.

Many patients develop erythema or small papules on the glans of the penis, and suspect that they have a sexually transmitted disease. When they go to the doctor, they find out that it is balanoposthitis. In fact, balanoposthitis is a common disease. Contagious ones are often caused by uncleanliness, such as infection with Candida albicans, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Trichomonas or other bacteria. Non-contagious causes are mostly due to excessive foreskin and insufficient cleaning. The unclean matter between the foreskin and the glans, that is, smegma, will accumulate, irritating the local foreskin and mucous membrane to cause inflammation.

We would like to remind all male friends that there are many reasons for male genital itching. In normal times, everyone must pay attention to their sexual hygiene. If you have diseases such as scrotal eczema and balanitis, you must actively treat them and do not let the disease become more serious. When itching occurs, you must find the cause and treat it accordingly.