PENIS PROBLEMS 153
Has the painful erection now subsided?
Subsided
Still present
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR An abnormally tight foreskin may cause this problem.
ACTION
CALL YOUR DOCTOR NOW You may have an obstruction to the flow of blood leaving the penis, which causes prolonged painful erections and can damage the penis.
Has your penis become inflamed?
Only tip inflamed
Whole penis inflamed
Neither
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR or go to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. This may be a chancre caused by syphilis, or it could be cancer of the penis.
Have you noticed either of the following on your penis?
Flat, painless sore
Small, fleshy lumps
Neither
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR You may have balantitis, which causes the head of the head of the penis to become itchy, sore and inflamed.
Do you have any of the following on the skin of your penis?
Ulcers
Sore areas
Blisters
None of the above
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR or go to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. You may have genital warts.
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR You may have an allergic reaction to the latex in condoms or to a contraceptive cream.
• Keep the skin moist with an emollient cream such as petroleum jelly.
• Use a mild soap.
• Topical corticosteroid creams may help to reduce inflammation.
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR or go to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Any of these skin symptoms may be the result of an STD, such as genital herpes.
ACTION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR if you cannot identify a possible cause for your problem from this chart.