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Penis - burning sensation mainly after ejaculation
by ramos75, Aug 22, 2006 12:00AM
Hoping someone can assist me on my issue here, at its becoming a bigger concern. I am a 27 year old male.
I had unprotected sex with a female around the beginning of June and shortly after I noticed a mild burning sensation when I ejaculated. I knew this was likely to be some kind of STD as a result, (I had been diagnosed and treated for non-specific urethritus 2 years earlier) so proceeding to get an appointment with my GP.
He prescribed a 10 day course of Doxycycline 100mg capsules which I took as prescribed. I returned to the doctors as my symptoms persisted. I gave a urine sample (which was tested for such infections) and also the penis tip swab test which all came back “clear”.
However, I explained that my symptoms were still present and felt the need for a longer course of antibiotics, and my GP pointed out that urine tests are not always 100% accurate. He prescribed a 14 days course of Erythromycin 250mg which I also completed, and still the symptoms persist.
To try and clarify these symptoms further, it’s difficult to find the best adjective to describe, but I guess it’s a burning or mild stinging sensation that is most prominent after ejaculation, but I can also sense it at other times of the day, noticeably more in the evening perhaps. Its not a massive or unbearable pain, but something I know should not be present and as a result is becoming more of a concern for me, especially after the antibiotics prescribed.
Could this still be an STD that was undetected on the urine test and swab test AND resistant to the medication outlined above??
I had unprotected sex with a female around the beginning of June and shortly after I noticed a mild burning sensation when I ejaculated. I knew this was likely to be some kind of STD as a result, (I had been diagnosed and treated for non-specific urethritus 2 years earlier) so proceeding to get an appointment with my GP.
He prescribed a 10 day course of Doxycycline 100mg capsules which I took as prescribed. I returned to the doctors as my symptoms persisted. I gave a urine sample (which was tested for such infections) and also the penis tip swab test which all came back “clear”.
However, I explained that my symptoms were still present and felt the need for a longer course of antibiotics, and my GP pointed out that urine tests are not always 100% accurate. He prescribed a 14 days course of Erythromycin 250mg which I also completed, and still the symptoms persist.
To try and clarify these symptoms further, it’s difficult to find the best adjective to describe, but I guess it’s a burning or mild stinging sensation that is most prominent after ejaculation, but I can also sense it at other times of the day, noticeably more in the evening perhaps. Its not a massive or unbearable pain, but something I know should not be present and as a result is becoming more of a concern for me, especially after the antibiotics prescribed.
Could this still be an STD that was undetected on the urine test and swab test AND resistant to the medication outlined above??
but what makes me different from these guys is,i've never had a intercourse with anyone.
And yet i have the problem.. and especially during urinating the pain is at its peak (just after ejacultaion) and even i've to wait in the washroom for another half an hour for that single droplet of urine to pass.... and im really desperate to eradicate this unpleasing feeling for ever.
Please do reply...
with a significany answer or else don't.
oral sex for a long time and that really concerns me. I am currently on Azithromycin 250 mg.
I take the 3rd pill tomorrow and hope things take a turn for the better.
The bad news is that antibiotics really don't fix it, because something like 90-95% of prostatitis cases are non-bacterial (no one knows why they occur). The best theory out there is that somehow urine travels back into the spermatic cords and back into the prostate, causing the burning. But results are inconclusive at best. You might notice some improvement from the antibiotics, but more than likely it will be temporary at best.
The good news is that it won't kill you, and you can treat the symptoms. I have been taking 50 mg of zinc a day, which really seems to have helped the symptoms. I also try to drink as much water as possible, which does that "tube clearing" thing. In addition, I take cranberry pills, although I'm not 100% sure if they really help.
Morgannon
P.S. One last thing - check your scrotum during a hot shower. See if you find anything around the testicles that feels like cords or thick threads. These are called varicoceles. They're not going to kill you either, but they can mess with your circulation. There seems to be some evidence that varicocele can cause prostatitis or vice versa. So I wouldn't be surprised if you have those too.
P.P.S. Just to be on the safe side, make sure you get tested for all STDs. Then, once you've ruled everything out, you can be fairly confident that you have prostatitis.
i went to the hospital for the same reasons & had a cat scan done & they said it was swollen limp nodes pertaining to my appendix, & with the swollen limp nodes it causes pain in the abdomen, testicles, penis, & constant burning feeling in groin/penis area.Most people would think it was a urinary track infection (which i thought & they gave me ciprofloxacin) but it wasn't a UTI, or kidney stones.They prescribed me (DARVOCET-N 100) or (propo-n/apap100-650) & after a few days i'm feeling much better & they want me to go back in 2 months to check on the appendix & limp nodes