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Irritation at base of penis head
I recently went to a Urologist as I was having problems with an over-active-bladder and some incontinence. Upon examination, the doctor noted i had a tight foreskin on my penis and a yeast infection. He gave me a prescription for Nystatin to apply to the penis three times a day. I have been doing that and have noticed when I am cleaning the penis to apply the Nystatin, there is some blood and irritation near the base of the penis head. I pull the foreskin back as far as I can to cleanse before application of the Nystatin. Maybe I pulled it back too hard. My question is what kind of ointment should I use to heal the bleeding area? It seems prevalent on the one side and also on the front of the penis head. Have not had any sexual activity for about 10 years.
Thank you for your comment. I am scheduled to go back to my Urologist in early August. I had seen an earlier comment in this forum where an individual was using hydrocortisone cream to treat a cut on his penis' head. So, I have put a little bit of that on the area that it is bleeding and using the Nystatin cream on the rest of the penis' head. I've been using the Nystatin cream for about a week. The foreskin seems to pull back a little easier than before. So, maybe that is helping the "tight foreskin". The Urologist did mention a different procedure by slitting the foreskin, which would be less obstrusive than a full circumcision, if this cream doesn't resolve the tightness. Am hoping the cream works. Thanks again.
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Hello,
From the symptoms this tight foreskin can be due to phimsois skin. Phimosis is a constriction of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be drawn back over the tip of the penis.
Treatment includes application of a steroid cream to the foreskin up to three times a day for about a month to loosen the adhesive ring. If ballooning during micturition is present, then surgical removal may be needed.
I’ll suggest you to consult a urologist for the same as confirmation of the diagnosis is possible only after the physical examination and investigations.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.
From the symptoms this tight foreskin can be due to phimsois skin. Phimosis is a constriction of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be drawn back over the tip of the penis.
Treatment includes application of a steroid cream to the foreskin up to three times a day for about a month to loosen the adhesive ring. If ballooning during micturition is present, then surgical removal may be needed.
I’ll suggest you to consult a urologist for the same as confirmation of the diagnosis is possible only after the physical examination and investigations.
I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.
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