Suggest Treatment For Red Chafed Spot On Penis

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2015

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Fri, 5 Jun 2015 Answered on

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Question : HI,

About two plus months ago I was engaging in rough/dry masturbation and had a chafed spot on my penis. It hasn't fully gone away and I exacerbated the condition by engaging further in the practice and the condition has seemed to get worse. I have now ceased all activities and am applying lotion to it regularly and it appears to slowly be getting better. My penis is rather raw and red, and cracked in some places. I have no sores, or blisters, or oozing, nor fever, nor joint pain. Is it chafing or could it be herpes?

Just some more details. The picture makes its look more splotchy than it otherwise appears in person. Not sure if that matters. Also, it gets worse after masturbating, and better if I leave it alone for a few days. But it seemed to be just a cycle of giving in and dry masturbating again and having it exacerbate. Never has gone away in two plus months

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not Herpes!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about these spots that you have reported. I have reviewed this information fully with the attached image and it is suggestive of chafing and not herpes. Herpes causes deep and very painful wounds and these have not even the least resemblance to them.

Stop all masturbation activities. Continue apply the lotion and this wind would heal sooner than later. Finally, always use a lubricant when masturbating in future to prevent future wounds like these.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar