Genital Pain
- penis; Priapism
Penis pain is any pain or discomfort in the penis. Priapism,
which can cause serious pain, is a persistent, painful erection
which
does not resolve.
Common Causes
- Trauma (such as from excessive manipulation)
- Bites, either
human or insect
- Pimples or any surface lesion
- Genital herpes (Visible lesions
or sores are often preceded by 5 or 6 days of burning, itching
or pain at the site of
infection.)
- Inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
- Syphilis (can
produce a painless penile sore)
- Nonspecific urethritis caused
by chlamydia and gonorrhea
- Infection under the foreskin of
uncircumcised men (balanitis)
- Reiter's syndrome
- Priapism (persistent erection)
- Peyronie's disease
- Cancer of the penis
- Infected penile prosthesis
- Sickle cell anemia
Home Care
Home care depends on the cause. Consult your physycian
about treatment of the cause. Ice packs may help ease the pain.
If penis pain is caused by a sexually transmitted disease, it
is important for the sexual partner(s) to also be treated.
Priapism is a medical emergency, seek care at once. For penis
pain caused by priapism that is being treated, consult your health
care provider about treatment for the underlying disorder.
Call your health care provider if you notice any of the following:
- Pain persists for a prolonged period of time.
- You have a persistent
erection (priapism). Go to the emergency room, call the local
emergency number (such as 911), or see your
health care provider immediately. Permanent loss of erectile
function may result if left untreated for too long.
- Pain
is associated with other unexplained symptoms.
What to expect at your health care provider's
office:
The health
care provider will perform a physical examination and will obtain
a medical history. Medical history questions documenting
penis pain in detail may include the following:
Time pattern
- When did it develop?
- Is it always present?
Quality
- Is it a painful erection (priapism)?
- Is there pain when the
penis is not erect?
- Is the pain in all of the penis or just
a specific part of it?
- Are there any open sores or other lesions?
Aggravating factors
- Has there been a possibility of trauma to the area?
- Are you
at risk for any sexually transmitted disease?
- Have you had
a known exposure to a sexually transmitted disease?
- What other
symptoms are also present?
The physical examination will probably include a detailed examination
of the penis, testicles, scrotum, and groin. The pain can be treated once its cause is identified. For priapism,
a urinary catheter may be inserted to relieve urine retention,
and medications or surgery (occasionally) are recommended if necessary.
Antibiotics, antiviral medications, or other antimicrobials may
be prescribed for infections. Rarely, circumcision is advised for
chronic infection under the foreskin.
Common misspellings of Priapism:
pliapicsim, priapyscim, plaipicsim, praipyscim, piapism, pliapycsim,
pliapiscim, prapism, plaipiscim, pripism, pliapyscim, priaism,
priapicsim, priapsm, praipicsim, priapim, priapycsim, priapiscim,
praipycsim, praipiscim, pliapysm, plaipysm, praipism, priapysm,
praipysm, pliapism, plaipism, pr1ap1sn, priapisn, priapims, priapsim,
priaipsm, pripaism, pirapism, rpiapism, priapis, riapism
And for Penis:
panis, penee, panee, penus, panus, pen1s, pemis, pensi, peins,
pneis, epnis
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