A painful penis is an embarrassing topic to talk about. But it happens and these are the reasons for the pain. A painful penis is treatable and preventable too. Here’s what you ought to know about the male reproductive organ.
What characterises as penis pain:
The pain can be at the shaft, foreskin, base of the penis or the head of the penis. It can affect you at any age.
These are causes of pain in the penis:
1) Peyronie’s Disease: Peyronie’s disease is the connective tissue disorder in which fibrous plaques form in the soft tissue of the penis.
2) Bladder stone
3) STDs
4) Priapism: A condition where the erection does not die down.
5) Balanitis: Infection under the foreskin which is prevalent with uncircumcised men.
6) Injury of the penis.
7) Penile cancer
8) Phimosis: A tight foreskin.
9) Urinary Tract Infection
10) Infection of the hair follicles.
Source: HealthMeUp
