Penis Pain

Tingling, burning, scraping or screaming, pain in the penis comes in all different forms, and whenever a man experiences it, this penis pain should not be ignored as it could signal a serious medical problem. If a man has undergone surgery in the pubic area for any reason, pain in the penis could point to a complication of some sort, if it is not associated with the normal healing process. Also, there are certain medications that have been associated with penis pain, and it is therefore necessary for a man to understand all of the possible side effects of any drug that he takes. Then, of course, come the sexually transmitted diseases, STD’s, for short, which are notorious for making there presence known with oftentimes high levels of discomfort for the man who is unfortunate enough to contract one or more of them. Needless to say, there are many possible explanations for that pain in the penis, and getting to the root of it is of utmost importance.

For the sexually active man, it is always important to look into the possibility of having an STD. While among sexually active men and women today there is ample fear of STD’s such as AIDS, because it can cause death, and genital herpes, because there is no known cure, modern medicine has found a way to successfully treat most other STD’s. Still, however, the fact that it can be cured does not mean that an STD should be taken lightly. If untreated, nearly any STD can lead to serious, sometimes fatal ends.

Syphilis has been one of the most famous and notorious sexual punishments throughout history. Written accounts show that it has been causing penis pain for hundreds of years, at least. A cause of a frightful pain in the penis, this bacteria’s first and most identifiable symptom is the large sore, known as a chancre, with course edges, that affects the genital area. It is colored pink and spews out liquid. Nearby the lymph nodes become swollen, and these first symptoms can last up to five weeks. The next stage comes weeks later and involves a body rash which arises and subsides fairly quickly, without having been treated. In its later stages the disease ceases to be contagious yet can lead to more serious health failures such as heart disease and mental illness. Syphilis should be treated early and can be put down with penicillin or, should one be allergic to penicillin, other antibiotics are available.

Gonorrhea is another nasty bacteria that lives in the urethra-the column responsible for dispensing with urine-in the men and women who carry it. About fifty percent of the people infected experience huge amounts of discharge that is colored green and yellow. It is common to experience withering pain in the penis during such an outbreak. Like syphilis, gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics and those infected should seek treatment as soon as possible.

Chlamydia is another disease that produces symptoms in only half of those infected. Men who experience pain in the penis while urinating are highly likely to be afflicted with chlamydia. Another symptom is the development of a sticky discharge, which falls between clear and creamy in its color. This infection can cause drastic health problems, especially in women, and should be treated with medication right away.

Lice and scabies affect the genital region and are transmitted through sexual contact. Lice enjoy pubic hair and cause irascible itching while scabies do their job by burrowing into the skin. While at first causing more itching than penis pain, these afflictions can reach the point of extreme discomfort in the genitals.

Genital warts are caused by a viral infection. Affecting men more visibly than it does women, this condition causes warts to appear on any part of the penis, including the shaft the head, where the urethra opens and even inside the urethra. Needless to say this is a cause of intense penis pain, yet it can be treated with medication or freeze removal techniques.

Genital herpes can cause extreme pain in the penis, even to the point of making sexual intercourse virtually impossible for a man. Unfortunately there is no cure, although it might be comforting to note that the worst penis pain will probably be experienced during the first outbreak. The important thing to remember with herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhea especially is not to spread it. There are many carriers who do not even know that they are infected with their respective disease, causing these STD’s to be highly endemic.

Surgery is also a potential cause of penis pain. There are various procedures applied directly to the penis, which, of course, all run the risk of leaving the patient in a more uncomfortable state than before the operation. Setting aside discussion of the extremely necessary surgeries involved in fighting and ridding the man of prostate cancer, it will be important to note the specific post-operative complications resulting from prosthetic-or implant-surgeries designed to combat impotence and surgery to enlarge the penis.

It is not uncommon for men to experience penis pain after receiving penile implants. One of the earlier prosthetic designs involved a complex system of wires that allowed the man to move the penis into an erect state when necessary and subsequently push it down again after the erection was no longer desired. While this provided a much sought-after alternative to the pump up system and the permanent erection prostheses, many men who have undergone this surgery have experienced intense penis pain as well as irritation and breaking of the urethra, the tube responsible for dispensing urine and semen from the penis. Other types of prostheses have been implicated as causes of pain in the penis, although less often than the wire system and usually because of unforeseeable complications. It is important to mention that prosthesis should be considered a last resort when treating erectile dysfunction.

Although medically unnecessary, penile enlargement surgery has had many customers during the brief period of its existence. It is not surprising that many men have experienced pain in the penis after receiving this type of surgery, which can involve grafting skin injecting fat or even cutting the tendons to allow the penis to hang a bit lower. Although the industry of doctors-yet to be accepted by any major health organization-is attempting to straighten up its image by way of its advertising techniques, it is difficult to forget the horror stories-in some cases, not exaggerated-of men stumbling away from back alley surgeons, bleeding.

There are some medications, which have been associated with penis pain. A rare side effect of tadalafil, sildenfal and other drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction is pain in the penis caused by a prolonged erection.