Urethral meatus redness

[Jack19907]

Hello everybody.I am a male.Last summer I had sex with a woman I did not know before. We used a condom brand I hadn't heard of before but it's the only one she had. After sex I noticed change of pigmentation of my urethral meatus, which turned to red and persisted up until now (10 months). There is no itching or burning, but I noticed that when I urinate the stream goes into 2 directions, the dorsal part of my urethra has "opened" more than usual since the sexual contact. Also when I have an erection this posterior opening of the urethra is more obvious.. it's like a slit.So I went to dermatovenerology department, they took a swab from meatus, then a urine sample and also a sample from inside the urethra, everything was negative, no STD, bacteriology and mycology negative. Before that, the doctors gave me Canesten and Triamcinolone. However the redness is still there. Can it be a trauma caused by the sexual contact?Why doesn't the redness go away? Please help me, thanks!

[Jack19907]

Thanks for your reply.I just wanted to inform anyone reading this that I have been applying normal saline for 3 days now and it already seems much better now. I would not believe that such a simple solution would work but apparently it does. I am gonna give it some times and hopefully it will fully resolve. Regards!

[S. Kaul, MD]

Hi there!

Well, without a detailed clinical evaluation it would be difficult to determine the cause of your symptoms. With GU infections ruled out, possibilities that may need to be considered include inflammations, trauma/ ulcers/ erosions with adhesion formation, primary skin conditions etc. If the symptoms have not resolved over a few months, I would suggest seeking a review with your treating dermatologist for a detailed evaluation. After a specific cause is identified, it can be managed accordingly.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!