Pain in the Penis

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Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023

About the symptom

Penile pain is an itching, burning, or throbbing sensation in the base, shaft, head, or foreskin of the penis.

Possible causes

  • Chlamydia infection

    An infectious disease that is sexually-transmitted. While it can cause abnormal vaginal or penile discharge and pain in the pubic region, the majority of infections have no symptoms. Chlamydia infection is also a cause of infertility and ectopic pregnancies, and can also be transmitted to the throat and rectum.

  • Balanoposthitis

    This refers to inflammation over the tip of the penis and foreskin. This is a result of irritation of skin from poor hygiene or from a sexually transmitted infection.

  • Genital herpes

    This is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). It causes painful, small blisters over the private parts.

  • Gonorrhea
  • sickle cell disease

Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom

  • Do you have pain in the penis?

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you have any skin problems?

  • Do you have sores or erosion in your private area?

  • Do you feel pain when passing urine?

Other Related Symptoms

Similar symptoms or complaints

  • Itchy penis

Reviewed By:

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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