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Penis pain
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Last reviewed: 06.07.2025
Pain in the penis can be primarily caused by trauma. Even minor injuries can provoke a very strong pain syndrome. When the penis is bruised, bleeding occurs in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, swelling and blackening appear. If the injury involves a fracture of the cavernous bodies (part of the structure of the erectile tissue of the penis), then the blood accumulated in the subcutaneous tissues spreads to the scrotum area, the surface of the thighs.
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Any type of injury to the penis requires surgical intervention. The risk of injury to the penis and scrotum occurs with excessive sports activities and careless cycling.
Herpes of the penis is another important cause of discomfort in the penis area. Before the disease begins to develop, there is a burning sensation and itching, then painful blisters appear. After they disappear, the pain disappears. How to treat: in such cases, antiviral drugs are used for treatment. Such drugs as valtrex, zovirax, herpevir, acyclovir can affect the frequency of recurrence of the disease, reducing the risk of relapse. Infection occurs sexually. This type of herpes can be accompanied by fever, headache, and sometimes enlarged lymph nodes in the groin area. Recurrent disease can be associated with a decrease in the protective functions of the immune system, stress, colds. Complications in this situation can be prostatitis, vesiculitis, urethritis.
Pain in the penis with prostatitis is a fairly common phenomenon. The causative agent may be an infection or excessive irritation of the penis. If the rules of intimate hygiene are ignored, the infection gets into the prostate gland. As a result of hypothermia of the pelvis, an inflammatory process in the prostate gland may also occur.
In non-infectious prostatitis, blood stagnation in the pelvis and prostate gland plays an important role in the development of the disease. Blood stagnation can be caused by prolonged sexual abstinence, constipation, and interrupted sexual intercourse.
Pain in the penis may appear under the influence of urethritis, which is inflammation of the urethra. Specific urethritis occurs when sexually transmitted infections enter the body. Non-infectious urethritis may be a consequence of an allergic reaction to any medications or food products. Provoking factors for the occurrence of urethritis are excessive physical overload of the body, irregular sex life or excessive sexual activity. In the treatment of urethritis, antibiotic therapy is mainly prescribed, as well as drugs that increase immunity.
Priapism is the next cause of pain in the penis. This pathology is characterized by the occurrence of a long erection due to blood stagnation in the penis, and occurs mainly at night. After intercourse, the erection does not go away, the pain spreads to the base of the penis. If these symptoms occur, it is recommended to urgently consult a doctor, including calling an ambulance.
Peyronie's disease may be the result of urethral disease. Significant curvature of the penis is rare, and minor curvature is often considered normal. Curvature of the penis, or Peyronie's disease, is characterized by the following symptoms: pain, curvature of the penis, erectile problems. Treatment is usually prescribed only if the disease significantly reduces the patient's quality of life.
Pain in the penis can occur as a result of stretching of the foreskin due to insufficient production of vaginal lubrication in a woman.
Pain in the penis also makes itself known in the presence of such an ailment as colliculitis (inflammation of the seminal tubercle); pain may increase during sexual intercourse.
Pain in the penis in patients with diabetes may occur as a result of circulatory disorders. Regardless of the symptoms and type of pain, do not neglect the doctor's consultation. Only a qualified urologist or venereologist will be able to understand the problem in detail.