Private rash

The most common cause of private part rash is genital herpes, which is a relatively common sexually transmitted disease. It is quite harmful to human health. It is contagious to a certain extent. It is easy to cause recurrent attacks of such diseases for both men and women. Especially for women, it is also an important cause of cervical cancer in women. Let us learn more about this aspect.

Private rash

1. The reason why men get rashes in their private parts

For men, if they have a lot of rashes on their private parts for no reason, they should first suspect whether it is genital herpes. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease that is mainly caused by sexual contact. The reasons why men have rashes on their private parts are as follows:

1.1. Sexual contact transmission: More than 90% of male genital herpes infections are caused by unclean sexual life, so it is called a sexually transmitted disease.

1.2. Indirect infection: If you share and wash personal hygiene products with patients or high-risk people for a long time, it may cause indirect infection. Generally, the proportion of infection through this route is extremely small, but proper attention should be paid in certain situations.

2. Symptoms of rashes on men's private parts

2.1. The genital area will develop erythema, itching, groups of small blisters, and ulcers after the blisters break and erode. The patient often feels pain. The initial infection symptoms are more severe and the recurrence rate is high.

2.2. On average, about 4 to 5 days after infection, the affected part of the vulva will first feel a burning sensation, and then a group of papules will occur, which may be one or more clusters, followed by the formation of blisters. After a few days, it will develop into abscesses, which will rupture and form erosions or shallow ulcers, causing spontaneous pain, and finally scabs and heal on their own. The course of the disease is about 2 to 3 weeks. Lesions often occur on the foreskin, glans, coronal sulcus and penis of men, and occasionally at the urethral opening.

2.3. Anorectal pain, constipation, increased secretions and tenesmus, herpetic ulcers may occur around the anus, and sigmoid colonoscopy often shows congestion, bleeding and small ulcers in the lower rectal mucosa. Genital herpes is recurrent and easy to relapse. After rupture, it forms erosions or superficial ulcers, which are painful and eventually heal by scabs. The course of the disease is about 2-3 weeks.

3. Is it contagious if a man has rashes on his private parts?

This is a type of sexually transmitted disease, so it is naturally contagious. The source of infection for penile herpes is people who carry the virus, especially patients with genital skin diseases with the virus, which can be transmitted through contact.

The probability of penile herpes infection is very high. And during the latent period, penile herpes will exist inside the nerves in the spinal cord. At this time, there will be no reaction in the body, but the virus can be transmitted. Therefore, even if you don’t feel any discomfort in your body, you need to go to the hospital regularly for a physical examination.