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Penis pain
Penis hurts
Penis pain during sexual intercourse
Painful intercourse
Penile fracture
Penile soreness
Itching, burning or throbbing sensation on the penis
About the Symptom
Penile pain is an itching, burning, or throbbing sensation in the base, shaft, head, or foreskin of the penis.
Possible Causes
Generally, Pain in the penis can be related to:
- Genital Herpes
This is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). It causes small, painful blisters on the private parts.
- Balanoposthitis
This refers to inflammation on the tip of the penis and foreskin. It results from skin irritation due to poor hygiene or a sexually transmitted infection.
- Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder where the body produces abnormal hemoglobin, causing red blood cells to take on a sickle shape instead of their normal round form. These distorted cells can block blood flow, leading to pain, organ damage, and an increased risk of infection.
- Gonorrhea
- Chlamydia Infection
- Chronic Pyelonephritis
Related Serious Diseases
Sometimes, Pain in the penis may be related to these serious diseases:
- Fournier's Gangrene
A potentially life-threatening infection of the genital area that spreads quickly and can destroy cells of muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Harmful microorganisms often enter through a break in the skin. It is most common in older men but can affect anyone. Risk factors include diabetes, weak immune system, alcohol abuse, obesity, etc.
- Sexual Trauma
- Acute Pyelonephritis
Doctor's Diagnostic Questions
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom:
- Do you have pain in your penis?
- When did you first notice the pain in your penis?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how severe was your pain in the penis at its worst?
- How is the pain in your penis now?
Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
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.
Content updated on Jan 31, 2025
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Link to full study:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.29.24312810v1References
Symptomatic approach to chronic penile pain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21056371/