Can prone masturbation cause nerve damage or increase penile sensitivity?
Hello doctor,
I am a 26-year-old, and I have been masturbating on the bed for more than fifteen years. Now I realized this does damage. In the early days of last year, when I got new bedsheets I started losing sensitivity. The new bedsheets I have are rougher than the old ones. Now almost all my nerves in the front of the penis looks scarred. There are two red dots in my pleasure nerves. Due to the constant rubbing, I have scar tissue that looks like a burn. It has been like this for several months now. My penis has almost lost all its sensitivity. When I orgasm I do not feel it in my penis anymore (earlier I used to feel the orgasm in my penis.) I have attached a picture. You can see the scar tissue from prone masturbation. The thing that terrifies me is whether the nerve damage can be permanent. I do not want that to happen. I started taking magnesium supplements when I read that magnesium is perfect for nerve damage. If there is nerve damage in my penis how can it be healed? I also wear a protector to help stop my penis from rubbing against my underwear. I started masturbating once a week, (or at most twice) and only with the original sex toys and a water-based lubricant. I tried this a few times but could not feel much. Is there any cream that can help? I do not know what is wrong with me. Do I just need to give it a rest to let the skin and nerves heal? I hope that the magnesium supplements I take will also help heal this. I am still a virgin and I do not want my first time to be numb! Please help. This has been bothering me for the past few months and it is only getting worse.
03 May 2024 - 1 min read
Does the presence of adhesions indicate a recurrence of gangrene spread?
Hello doctor,
I would like to know if there is a risk of gangrene spreading in the future after the surgery. Kindly help.
Thank you.
26 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
What is the appropriate management for benign prostatic hyperplasia?
Hello doctor,
I visited the doctor a year ago and was diagnosed with a UTI. Following a referral to a urologist, I underwent an ultrasound and PSA test, leading to a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia. I was prescribed Finasteride, and I shared the ultrasound results in our recent consultation about a month ago. My PSA test, taken five months before starting Finasteride, showed a value of 2.5. A month ago, I was diagnosed with NGU urethritis, experiencing symptoms like itching during urination and clear discharge. I was prescribed a seven-day course of Doxycycline and two tablets of Cefixime. While all symptoms initially disappeared about four days after starting the medication, the slight clear discharge returned five days ago, primarily occurring during the day with minimal volume.
Kindly provide your suggestion.
25 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Does a recurrent breast cyst pose a cancer risk?
Hello doctor,
I am 31 years old. No family history of breast cancer. I have never been pregnant and never used a contraceptive. Before two years, I felt a breast lump (breast cyst-did does not disappear with aspiration. Aspirate was straw-colored). Got it out a year later. Biopsy showed fibrocystic breast disease with adenosis. As soon as the inflammation subsided, like a month after, I noticed a mass in that same location with the same consistency, firm, mobile. I guessed it was the same cyst, perhaps a recollection. Did the surgery six months later with the mass sent to another pathologist and the biopsy result was the same. Fibrocystic breast disease with adenosis.
Two months postoperatively, same location, another one, mobile, firm, and sometimes tender. Increasing in size. No nipple discharge but disturbing. Plus now, I have a nasty scar. I should do a Mammo, but the breast is dense and standing. I feel it would be extremely painful.
19 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Does E. coli cause urinary tract infection?
Hello doctor,
My mother had a UTI a few months ago and an antibiotic course was given for 10 days. Last week we did a routine urine check and the report is attached below. She has no symptoms but her urine culture shows E.coli. Please suggest.
10 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
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