What causes itchy foreskin?

There are many common male diseases, such as itchy foreskin. For men, this may be an embarrassing disease. Nowadays, the pressure of life is getting greater and greater, and male diseases are also more common. In order to solve everyone's confusion, let's take a look at what itchy foreskin is.

1. Acute superficial galactitis

Non-infectious factors may cause penile pruritus, including local trauma, friction, contraceptives, soaps and detergents, etc., which may manifest locally as edema, erythema, erosion, exudation and even bleeding. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, it may become purulent and form an ulcer. Patients with penile pruritus may experience obvious pain and difficulty in movement. Clinically, this condition is called acute superficial glansitis.

Balanitis is prone to complications of prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis, inflammation of the vas deferens and other organs, leading to sexual dysfunction, impotence and premature ejaculation, and affecting sperm quality due to inflammatory infection, leading to male infertility. Balanitis is also prone to cause ascending infection of the urinary system, especially chronic balanitis that has not been cured for a long time is most likely to cause urinary system diseases, and severe cases can be life-threatening.

2. Acute epididymitis

Penile itching may be a symptom of acute epididymitis. When suffering from acute epididymitis, do not have sex. Because the epididymis is in an inflammatory state of congestion and edema, the penis is widely congested during sexual intercourse, which will aggravate the swelling of the epididymis and is not conducive to the disappearance of inflammation.

If epididymitis is not treated in time, it will affect the function of the epididymis and change the internal environment of the epididymis, thereby affecting the maturation of sperm and reducing its fertilization ability; inflammation can also cause blockage of the epididymal duct and affect sperm output, all of which can cause clinical infertility.

3. Scrotal eczema

The main symptoms are redness, swelling or exudate and desquamation of the scrotal skin. Due to severe itching, the scrotal skin may thicken and become lichenified after scratching. If it is not diagnosed and treated promptly and effectively, it will cause serious consequences.

4. Pubic lice

Pubic lice have special hook-shaped claws that attach to the skin in the pubic area and around the anus. Their bites and the stimulation of their saliva toxins can cause local skin itching, folliculitis, and eczema-like changes.

The above is a detailed explanation of penile foreskin itching, which may cause glansitis and epididymitis, etc. Of course, different conditions will have different treatments. Men must pay attention to their health. Although the work pressure is relatively high, they must pay attention to hygiene in life and change clothes frequently, so as to avoid this disease.