irritation on base of penis glans

Hi I'm 18 and I have a small area on the glans of my penis that is painful to rub my fingers over. It is on the top left side of the base of the glans (the part with the widest diameter) and there is no visible trauma to the area. It looks exactly like the rest of the of the painless part. It doesn't itch at all, it's just sensitive to rub my fingers over and occasionally when it rubs against my boxers. I think it might be from recent masturbation where I rubbed the glans a lot (I had never done that until recently) and also pulled my hand all the way up my shaft and over the glans, contacting the area that now hurts. I wouldn't normally be worried but it has remained particularly sensitive for well over a week now. My glans usually isn't very sensitive at all because I was circumcized as a baby. I also noticed it's only really sensitive when my penis is flaccid.

Hi Johnsos77:

You probably have friction irritation. Circumcised males need to use lubrication.

The best lubrication for masturbation is the human foreskin. The highly innervated, erogenous foreskin is secured only at each extremity and is not attached to the underlying shaft of the penis. It is internally lubrication with lymphatic fluid and glides up and down the shaft of the penis without friction. The foreskin is filled with pleasure nerves that are stimulated by motion. This makes it ideal for masturbation.

Circumcision deforeskins the penis, shortens the available skin and makes it taut and immovable. Nineteenth Century doctors thought that would make masturbation impossible. It did not make impossible but it made it harder to do and less fun.

If you don’t have a foreskin, then you will need external lubrication. You will need to learn to slide your hand up and down the shaft. Some males use a personal lubricant, which is designed to provide lubricant for sexual intercourse. Others may use petroleum jelly, such as Vaseline (which is greasy), baby oil, vegetable oil, or saliva. Some foreskinned males also like to use lubrication, although it is not strictly necessary.

Products with harsh and irritating chemicals should be avoided.

Unforeskinned males who try to masturbate without lubrication are likely to suffer friction irritation and pain.