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Q: Masturbation and Skin Condition on the Penis

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 19th, 2006

Basically, I masterbate once, maybe twice a day. Recently, I have noticed what looks like swelling or inflamation on the left side of my penis, under the skin, where the shaft meets the head. It is not a blister by means of exterior skin abrasions, it looks like it is happening under the skin. Is this caused by excessive masterbation, rubbing to hard or the wrong way? It seems that if I stop for a couple days the swelling goes down, but the next time I do it, it swells up again. Should I just lay low on the masterbation for a while and let it heal or is there a serious problem.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 29th, 2006

Sexual Health - Men Answer A221

It is hard for me to say what is going on limited only to your description. Skin or mucosa changes have to be seen to be diagnosed. Very rough masturbation can cause skin/mucosa trauma. Masturbation can’t cause infection but can make healing an infectio difficult. You can proceed to a urologist for an exam, or see your general practitioner for more help in identifying and treating this skin irritation.

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