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I have small red and white painless spots on my foreskin. What is the cause?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a personal question regarding my foreskin. There are small round red and white painless spots there, and it does not cause any pain whatsoever. I wanted to know is it something I should be worried about? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please send clear photos of lesions and details for clarification. Please send the following details. How long are you having these spots? Is there any intercourse history? If yes, then please give your partner's history. Do you have symptoms like pain, itching, etc.?... Read Full »
My son's penis tip is very narrow. How to correct that?
Query: Hi doctor, My 2 year old son's penis tip has a very narrow opening. The foreskin at the bottom part is quite flexible, but it seems to be attached to the inner meatus at the tip. When I try to pull back the foreskin for cleaning gently, the inner meatus is hardly visible. Earlier, he used to have ba... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This phenomenon is known as phimosis. Most of the time, steroid ointment will help. In your case, it has helped. So, do not worry even if the opening is small as long as there is no ballooning of the prepuce. You can get a circumcision if you want to get rid of this prob... Read Full »
I have a soft white substance under my foreskin that does not come off. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have this soft white stuff under my foreskin that does not come off, no matter how hard I try. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern.That white stuff looks like smegma (attachments are hidden to protect the patient's identity). Smegma is a natural substance that can accumulate under the foreskin of the penis. It is a combination of dead skin cel... Read Full »
My foreskin covers my penis in a normal as well as an erectile state. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am a young adult and I have issues regarding my penis. My foreskin covers my penis in a normal state as well as an erectile state. What should I do?Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I understand your concern. Phimosis is a congenital narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted. Phimosis is a very common problem. In most cases, you can clear the problem yourself. Phimosis could cause moderate... Read Full »
Please list the side effects of circumcision.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 28 years old. I have tight foreskin and so thinking about circumcision. Please tell me about the complications about this procedure. Will it affect my sexual life in any way? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If done properly, then circumcision is a very safe procedure with hardly any complications. Absolutely, there is no adverse effect on your sexual life. Postoperative pain will be there for a few days, which can be easily managed with analgesics. Very rarely, th... Read Full »
Why do I get attracted to both men and women?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 29 year old male, who weighs 75 kg and I am 5.7 feet tall. I got married two years back, and my wife is three years younger to me. She comes from a very simple family, and she has had no relationship before we got married. She is also the first woman in my life, and both of u... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. Firstly, if you feel attracted towards men and women both, it is just your sexual orientation. It is not a disorder. The more you will try to get rid of these feelings, the more they will disturb you. ... Read Full »
Why do I have pain while masturbating and tear in my foreskin?
Query: Hello doctor, I am perhaps suffering from balanitis. The foreskin is torn at some places and it hurts too much to pull the skin back. Some white substance is accumulating every day under the head of the penis. What to do? To be honest, it hurts while masturbation. So, I have stopped masturbating. B... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your query. With your descriptions, it seems you have developed balanitis xerotica obliterans. You must clean the prepuce area with water and apply Clotrimazole plus Fusidic acid cream local application twice daily and take tablet Fluconazole 150 mg once a w... Read Full »
What can the big black spot on the foreskin be?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 27-year-old male with a height of 5.8 feet, and my weight is 62 kg. I have a big black spot on the foreskin of the penis for the past four to five years. I do not know what it is. And I do not feel any pain. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please answer my questions. Do you have any history of atopy or allergies? Did you contact with irritants or any chemical? Have any history of minor injury or trauma? Did you scratch or rub the lesion? Did you pop or prick it? Allergic reaction to irritant soap?Any c... Read Full »
I have penile bleeding and pain during intercourse due to a tear in my foreskin. What is the cure?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old male. While having sex, I had a tear in my foreskin, which led to profuse bleeding. However, it stopped after some time. It happened yesterday night, and I feel the pain when the penis gets hard. During intercourse, I sometimes feel the pain, and it is normal again a... Read Full »
Dr. Manisha Raghunath Auradkar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Since how many days are you facing this problem? Seek medical help soon, and for the pain, you can take tablet Paracetamol 500 mg in case of emergency whenever required. If there is swelling that is not going away, it needs to be chec... Read Full »
There are thick lumpy nodes and white discharge from foreskin. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I was treated with Fluconazole 400 mg once daily and applied Sertaconazole twice daily for 10 days but thick lumpy nodes show in the foreskin and also a thick white discharge under the foreskin.This area also deep shown. Please advice. My sugar level is normal and HbA1c is 5.9. There i... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed the attached photographs (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and would recommend you to take tablet Aciclovir 400 mg thrice daily for five days, tablet Cefixime 400 mg single dose. Apply the Fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice dai... Read Full »