Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I have a question. I have been having this problem with my penis. I was hanging out with a female friend seven months back, and we had a sexual encounter. But we did not perform oral sex or anything. All we did was dry hump with our clothes on. A few days later, I felt a tingling feeling on my penis, and then some tiny bumps appeared on my penis (the bottom shaft, close to the testicles). It never gave me any pain, but sometimes it itches. It has been going on for four weeks now. The small bumps have not gotten worse over time. It looked the same as before.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
Kindly provide me with the following sections for better understanding:
Is there any redness or tingling now also?
Do you have any fever or pain?
Do you keep the area dry and clean?
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thank you, doctor, for your reply.
I have just a little tingling now. And there is no redness, or pain, or fever.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
Wash the area with lukewarm water twice daily and avoid strong soaps. Apply a mild water-based moisturizer after every wash. After a couple of days, the tingling should resolve. The area around the penis and glans is highly sensitive. During dry humping, there may have been some friction between the exposed, supple skin and the rough clothes you were wearing. That could be the reason for the prolonged tingling. You will be fine. Be assured. Have a healthy diet. Use some lubricants next time, even if it is a dry hump.
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you, doctor, for your reply.
If possible, I can attach a photo of the area to give a clear picture of what I am talking about.
Thank you.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
Alright, take a clear picture after washing it with water. Check if there are any boils or redness or any suspicious lesions in the inner thighs or testicles.
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you for your reply.
Fine, here are the pictures. There is no redness, or boils, or any suspicious lesions in the inner thighs and testicles.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
I went through the pictures you have sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity).
Thanks for sending those. The bumps appear fine and nothing to worry about. You may use a mild antibiotic with steroid cream over the area for a week. Suppose there is any infection over the shaft that will reduce. Apply Soframycin (Framycetin Sulphate) with Dexamethasone or Neomycin with Hydrocortisone cream twice daily over the area. Sometimes these bumps occur when you shave off the pubic hair. Meanwhile, if there is excessive tingling, you may take a tablet of Zyrtec (Cetirizine). Do let us know how you feel.
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
So this means I do not have anything correct? Because the bumps have not changed since they appeared five weeks ago and still look the same as before. There is no pain at all, just itches.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
You do not have anything. It is common for bumps to appear in that area. It becomes aggravated and stimulated by the sweat produced and accumulated there. You may apply the steroid antibiotic creams for a couple of weeks and carefully remove the hairs to keep the area ventilated and attended. Perhaps next time you dry hump, promptly wash the area with water to remove all the dried ejaculate. Do not worry. Resist the urge to scratch the bumps. I hope I have answered your question.
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thank you so much for your reply. So do you think Neosporin would help? If not, what other name-brand antibiotic cream would you recommend using for it to go away?
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
You can try the following medicines:
Framycetin Sulphate with Dexamethasone also.
Mupirocin ointment, which is Bacitracin, is also good.
Mupirocin.
I hope this information helps you.
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Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thank you for your reply. Fine, just in case I do not have either at the moment, can I use Neosporin until then? Will that be safe for it to go away? And also, will any of those things help stop the itching?
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
At the moment, you use the ointment or cream that you have, click a picture, and send it to me. That should do. It has a mild analgesic (local anesthetic) effect that should relieve the tingling sensation. Wash the area with lukewarm water twice daily, then apply the cream. Do not scratch the area. If possible, try getting a steroid combination of Neomycin or Framycetin Sulphate.
I hope this information helps you.
Feel free to ask further queries.
Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you for your reply.
I have another question. So with the pictures I showed you of the bumps, would those be considered razor bumps, Fordyce spots, or folliculitis? Because seven months back, I shaved my pubic hair with some barber hair razor clippers, and that sexual encounter I had was three days later, so therefore it was three days apart.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
These bumps are not Fordyce spots (whitish-yellow bumps). But quite likely, they can be razor bumps. Folliculitis (a skin condition that affects the hair follicle) is quite painful. Considering that you shaved off the area and had the encounter after three days, they may be razor bumps. You may not have noticed the spots earlier in the sexual encounter. Post the meeting, the tingling could have made you check for anything wrong in the nether regions and led to their discovery.
I hope this information helps you.
Feel free to ask further queries.
Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
Thank you for your reply. So do razor bumps last for a while? Because now it's been six weeks since the encounter. I also have not shaved since that happened.
Kindly guide.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
If you let the hair grow without shaving, then these eventually resolve. Since you have not shaved since that encounter, there must be some tissue reaction and fibrosis beneath the skin from the irritation during shaving. After the shaving, the dry hump may have worsened the area and caused the bumps to stay this long. Mild bitterness and inflammation would have made the bumps remain this long. I would still vouch for the Neomycin cream that you showed a picture of. After applying it for a week, you should be able to tell whether these bumps resolve.
I hope this information helps you.
Feel free to ask further queries.
Thank you.
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