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Penis pain

Male reproductive anatomy
Definition

Penis pain is any pain or discomfort in the penis.


Alternative Names

Pain - penis; Priapism


Considerations


Common Causes
  • Injury (such as that due to too much manipulation)
  • Bites, either human or insect
  • Pimples
  • Genital herpes
  • Inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
  • Syphilis
  • Nonspecific urethritis caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea
  • Infection under the foreskin of uncircumcised men (balanitis)
  • Reiter syndrome
  • Priapism (persistent erection that does not go away)
  • Peyronie's disease
  • Cancer of the penis
  • Infected penile prosthesis
  • Sickle cell anemia


Review Date: 10/24/2006
Reviewed By: Marc Greenstein, DO, Urologist, North Jersey Center for Urologic Care, Denville, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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