Is it possible for a guy to have a yeast infection Inside his penis/urethra?

[UrethraProblems11]

long story short, i been having some irritation and pain in my urethra. i tested negative for all stds and i was put on doxycycline and metronidazole but im having pain, irritation and itching in my urethra still and the inside of my urethra is most.

i think it might be a yeast infection. but from the outside my penis looks normal. no rash and flakey skin or anything like that.

is it possible for a guy to have a yeast infection inside of his penis without anything unusual on the outside?

[Paxiled]

Uh, your first question should be, what was the diagnosis that led to you being put on such strong drugs?  If nothing was found to be wrong, and you only mention STDs, not other infections, there would be no reason to put on antibiotics and a lot of reason not to, yet you're on two of them and you are here asking if you might have a yeast infection, something docs can look for.  So that's the question you need to know if your docs didn't tell you, as putting you on antibiotics if you don't in fact have any infection is just going to harm you without helping you any.  I know docs still do this, but it's against current correct medical practice to do it.  So again, did they give you a diagnosis as to what they were treating?  Yes, men can get a yeast infection.  It's much less common that women because of the nature of our anatomy, but it can happen.    

[UrethraProblems11]

can a yeast infection happen Inside a man's penis without showing any symptoms on the Outside?

[UrethraProblems11]

and about the meds, they put me on those because very often urethritis is caused by an unidentified bacteria, besides gonorrhea and chlamydia. they put me on the metronidazole because i still had irritation after finishing the doxycycline and they also thought there was a chance it was trichomoniasis.

[Paxiled]

I would guess they did not test for anything and just gave you an antibiotic for a problem that could be anything or nothing at all, because that's what docs do all too often.  Keep in mind that any particular antibiotic only kills certain bacteria, and because of overuse much of that bacteria is now resistant to the antibiotic.  If you don't know what bacteria you're treating, you don't by definition know which antibiotic to use.  I'm not a doctor, so keep that in mind.  Urethritis, as with pretty much everything ending in "itis" just means it's inflamed, assuming it is in fact inflamed.  It doesn't tell you why.  Yeast infections can occur wherever conditions are right for them and if your immune system, mainly your beneficial probiotic organisms, are no longer a healthy colony.  Guess what disrupts them the most?  Antibiotics.  So yes, you wouldn't get a yeast infection outside the body, the conditions aren't right, just a woman gets it inside her system, not on the outside, where the candida albicans fungus can find a home that is moist and deficient in the beneficial organisms that would prevent it from adhering.  It's always around, it only gets a foothold where there is both exposure and the body can't fight it off.  It can then spread to the outside area.  One thing about a yeast infection is it does have an odor normally besides the other symptoms of it.  When it gets really entrenched, and this doesn't happen often, it can get inside the body deeply into organs and become a systemic infection.  It is much more common in women than men because the opening in a woman is larger and more hospitable for it.  I don't know what is going on with you, I don't pretend to know.  You can get it from a woman.  Again, this isn't common, but it can happen.  But that area can get irritated by rough sex, rough masturbation, bladder problems, prostate problems, etc.  Your doctors might be great at this and they might be clueless as doctors, as with anyone, come good and bad, thorough and shallow.  I would at this point go to the best health food store in your area and buy a multi-spectrum probiotic from the refrigerated secti0n of the supplement department to counter the damage done by the antibiotics as best you can.  Eating prebiotics, such as fermented and cultured foods such as kim chi and sauerkraut can also help.  But obviously I can't diagnose you as I'm not a doc and I'm just a guy on the internet sharing with you what I've learned over the years.  The best thing you can do when you have a chronic health problem and the docs you've seen can't fix it is find better docs.  Peace.