Dry skin and redness on penis

[toast76]

Lately, after sex I have noticed dry skin on the ridge of my penis, between the head and the shaft. I wipe the dry skin off with some hydrogen peroxide and then the area will be very red and a little *****. It's not very painful and after a day the redness goes down and there is no puss. However it comes back the next time there is friction there. Do these symptoms sound at all like Herpes?

[toast76]

Thanks for the help, that makes me feel a lot better.)

[gracefromHHP]

no, it doesn't really sound std related. The skin in our genital area is very delicate and needs extra tlc :)

[toast76]

It sounds like you think that, it is most likely not an STD, is that right?

[gracefromHHP]

try a good lube during sex/masturbation and see if that helps.

over the counter steroid cream is also bad for the genital area. Really no reason to be using it, just use a decent moisturizer.

[toast76]

No lube or condoms.

Since then, I've been keeping the area moist with Vaseline and Cortisone cream.

[toast76]

No lube or condoms.

Since then, I've been keeping the area moist with Valvoline and Cortisone cream.

[gracefromHHP]

don't continue to use peroxide on your genital skin dear. It's non-chlorine bleach and does far more harm than good.  Only use plain soap and water on your genitals unless told to do otherwise by a medical provider for a medical condition. You actually cause the skin to dry by using peroxide which makes you more vulnerable to all sorts of infections - both std and non-std.

do you use lube when you have sex? do you use condoms?

grace