What are the causes of balanitis?

Men are more likely to suffer from balanitis for many reasons. So many men want to know the causes of balanitis in order to cure it as soon as possible. In order to understand the causes of balanitis as soon as possible, please read the following introduction, hoping it will be helpful to your treatment.

The causes of this disease can be divided into two categories: one is simple or non-infectious factors; the other is infectious or contagious diseases. The former, except for physiological phimosis, excessive foreskin, after sexual maturity, smegma stimulation or a few mechanical damage factors, will cause redness, swelling and burning inflammatory changes of the glans; the latter, unless it is caused by infectious factors, is also the phimosis caused by pathogenic microorganisms as the main factor, among which bacterial and fungal infections are the most common.

The pathogens of infectious male balanitis are mostly non-pathogenic microorganisms, except for a few bacteria with strong toxins (such as gonococci). Or low-toxic bacteria can often become pathogenic factors under the right conditions, so it is also called a disease caused by conditional pathogens. Among the conditional pathogens that cause balanitis, fungi, Trichomonas or some anaerobic bacteria are the most common. For patients with balanitis, the source of these pathogens is mostly caused by exogenous factors, that is, sexual partners carry bacteria and transmit them to men, and the disease occurs when they encounter suitable body conditions.

Many conditional pathogens breed in the female vagina. Monthly endocrine changes in women may affect the pH conditions in the vagina, which is conducive to the active reproduction of these parasites. The increase in number becomes a pathogenic factor, causing local itching, burning, redness and swelling of the mucosa, congestion, and even mucosal rashes or erosions. As the vaginal secretions are stimulated to increase, the pseudomembranes produced by microorganisms (fungi or trichomonas) form flocculent leucorrhea, or foamy secretions overflow, and the fishy odor gradually increases. During the period of microbial reproduction in the female vagina, sexual intercourse between men and women can easily become an opportunity for men to be infected, leading to the occurrence of balanitis. The infected area produces a series of symptoms such as redness, swelling, rash, erosion, exudation, burning, and itching.

What are the causes of balanitis? The above content provides a detailed introduction for many male patients. Therefore, for many men with balanitis, in order not to affect their sex life, they should have a comprehensive understanding of some of the causes introduced above, find out the causes, and receive effective treatment as soon as possible to cure their balanitis through treatment.