i am not a doctor or anything but I think I had the same kind of problem with red itchy skin at the base of the penis, scrotum and my doctor told me that what I had did not look like it was contagious and it could be just from rubbing it or some kind of irritation. But just to be sure you should talk to your doctor.

It might be groin psoriasis.

Male yeast infection

this ain't gonna be a pretty subject, because the male yeast infection affects a very unique part of the male anatomy.
It's also called candida balanitis, which literally means inflammation of the glans penis, and the glans is the vascular body at the apex of the penis.
Diagnosis needs to be made by a very experienced clinician, because there are other sexually transmitted diseases to differentiate it from, and it can mimic other conditions.
This is more likely to happen if you have phimosis, which means the prepuce (foreskin) can't be drawn back to uncover the glans. If you've had a circumcision, it's much less likely you'll get a yeast infection.
The treatment doesn't involve drugs- you have to keep your glans clean and dry, rather than applying medication. Intercourse should be avoided in acute attacks because moisture and trauma make the male yeast infection worse.
Some men find that the morning after sex, their glans is inflamed. This may occur because of moisture under the foreskin overnight rather transmission of bacteria, fungus, or viruses. Wash and dry the glans after intercourse and oral sex.
Always retract your foreskin during urination.
If you can't get rid of the yeast infection by keeping it clean and dry, you'll need a circumcision. No biggie- in the bible, the jews did that before a big battle and they won big time.

Yeast infections can be helped with pro biotic capsuals.

My husband has the same thing as you, we are not sure that it is a yeast infaction. But we are going to the doctors to find out.

He has suffered with this problem for about 3 and a half years and we just keep getting told that it is just a fungle infection & he gets creams which make it worse.

I have the same rash and have had it for sometime. Treating with Hydrocortisone cream helps, but oftentimes I wake-up to a terrific itch during the night. I mentioned it to my mom and she gave me a tube of what she had used for a yeast infection and I did notice that it seemed to get better, but then came back with a vengence. My guess is yeast, but I did not have anything strong enough to tackle it. I hate to go to the dermatologist with a crotch problem, but, such is life, I will make the appointment. I bet he can prescribe something to end the torment.

i have a rash on my scrotum that slowly went to my penis and it is the most itchy mofo ever its not under the foreskin just on the penis no lumps or spots just red skin ..ive had it before and after using powders to kill it it eventually went and flaked off sounds F*%*$N gross but its treue does anybody know what ive got ,,,, p.s its on my scrotum and along the base of my penis up to the near top but not on the head!

Well as above , between the legs, moved towards my dick , , shaved ( no result ; good or bad ), used every thing for dry / wet rash problems.

Never been much of an itching problem , but what is it ?

Red, , flaky with age, but only red when new; we all seem to have it ; docs don't seem to know.

What are you doing to manage.

I to have this SHITTT and whats wierd is no one seems to have a cure. I did baby lotion once and it went away. i am trying jock itch med now since i also have what seems to be a incurable athletes foot. i think it came from that slipping on the underwear before the socks.

anyway this must be a new pandemic we are all in and do not know it yet.

This Sucks

I have an itch in between the penis and scrotum at the base of the shaft and i tend to scratch it till it bleeds and scabs. affected skin peels off when dry. It only occurs on the left side and goes away for a couple of days then comes back again. Been using different creams and powders to make it go away when it occurs. If i use a steroidal cream, it goes away then comes back. It itches at night sometimes but i stop myself from scratching. Occurs less when i trim my pubic hairs... I have been having this problem for around 5-8 years already.

Am deeply puzzled to what this is and how to get rid of it permanently? can anyone help? i hope its not some form of STD...

I've got the same stuff but it occurs out of the blue, it starts off red and itchy and then gets flaky and falls off. It comes and goes been having it for years. I am STD free I know this because I've been to the doctor and got tested for everything. But this itchy balls things is annoying and it always happens at the worst possible time. I feel like its a sensitivity to something but I don't know what. But its definitely the same thing you guys are talking about.

ive read all of your symptoms and stories, and we all have the same thing. i did some extensive research on it, and very sure that we have a MALE YEAST INFECTION! i didnt even know we could get that. you can get it if you had sex with someone who had one. you can treat it with monistat cream (female yeast infection product), i used my girlfriends cream, and it seems to be working, also lotrimin has the same ingridient. be sure to get the CREAM version though, i had used the spray and no results. appearantly me and my girlfriend have been giving it back and fourth to eachother. keep it dry (powder) and stay away from sugar and carbs (they feed the yeast). woo! hopefully this is it.

***on a side note, i found out that certain spermicides can make you vulnerable to yeast infections, before this started, i used a spermicidal condom during sex. im pretty sure it started something. so beware!

here are some very helpful links:


https://www.msu.edu/~eisthen/yeast/men.htm l

http://www.yeastinfectionadvisor.com/penis yeastinfection.html

good luck!