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Red rash and itching on glans
Hello,
For around the past month and a half I have been having an issue with a red rash which shows up on the glans of my penis currently on a weekly or more regular basis. It is also accompanied by or followed with an itch. I had left it for a month before going to my GP to see if it would go away with just keeping hygiene up to scratch (washing daily, no soap etc) but it continues. The redness does clear up on it's own after a day or two. The concern is the fact that is recurs so often. I have gone to my GP and without even looking at it I was told it was thrush. I was prescribed a cream called Daktacort and have been using it for a week now. The issue continues even with the cream and worse the side effects of the cream leave me with an irritated and slightly painful sensation over the genital area.
My initial fear and concern was genital herpes as I did have unprotected vaginal sex a couple of weeks before the symptoms began but researching the medhelp communities suggests my symptoms are probably not related to genital herpes? I did have anxiety after the episode of unprotected sex and wonder if this could be a contributor to my current condition. The unprotected sex led my GP to make the thrush diagnosis (though she didn't even look).
I have uploaded an image of the redness on the glans to here - https://ibb.co/hWSYrK
I am concerned that this is related to sexual health and whether I can pass something on to someone else. I was tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea and both were negative. I spoke with the lady I had the unprotected intercourse with and she insists she has no problems and was recently screened herself.
Any advice or help would be appreciated.
For around the past month and a half I have been having an issue with a red rash which shows up on the glans of my penis currently on a weekly or more regular basis. It is also accompanied by or followed with an itch. I had left it for a month before going to my GP to see if it would go away with just keeping hygiene up to scratch (washing daily, no soap etc) but it continues. The redness does clear up on it's own after a day or two. The concern is the fact that is recurs so often. I have gone to my GP and without even looking at it I was told it was thrush. I was prescribed a cream called Daktacort and have been using it for a week now. The issue continues even with the cream and worse the side effects of the cream leave me with an irritated and slightly painful sensation over the genital area.
My initial fear and concern was genital herpes as I did have unprotected vaginal sex a couple of weeks before the symptoms began but researching the medhelp communities suggests my symptoms are probably not related to genital herpes? I did have anxiety after the episode of unprotected sex and wonder if this could be a contributor to my current condition. The unprotected sex led my GP to make the thrush diagnosis (though she didn't even look).
I have uploaded an image of the redness on the glans to here - https://ibb.co/hWSYrK
I am concerned that this is related to sexual health and whether I can pass something on to someone else. I was tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea and both were negative. I spoke with the lady I had the unprotected intercourse with and she insists she has no problems and was recently screened herself.
Any advice or help would be appreciated.
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Are you in the UK? Why not go to a GUM Clinic (only a guess based on some of the words you used)? They will actually examine you before diagnosing, and if it is thrush, they can prescribe a treatment that doesn't make things worse.
https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Sexual-health-services/LocationSearch/1847
It doesn't sound like an STD, but only an exam (and perhaps some testing) will determine that.
https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Sexual-health-services/LocationSearch/1847
It doesn't sound like an STD, but only an exam (and perhaps some testing) will determine that.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
