This morning I woke up to use the bathroom and I discovered that a patch of my scrotum skin is tough and scaly. There is no pain or itchiness at all. The patch of skin is rigid and I just peeled a very small patch of dry skin off. Is this something I should be concerned about? What could it be?
Same poster.
I've been just browsing the web for possible causes and most of them involve itchiness which isn't the case with me. I'm sure it can't be STD's since I'm still a virgin.
While looking for answers I found this.
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070312180258AAWuIUG
It does sound like what I have but please let me know what you guys think. I poured some water on my scrotum to get it moist and it got a little better but I'm sure it'll return back to the same state in time. This is the first time I've ever got ANYTHING on my private area and I'm really embarrassed as well as scared. I don't want my junk to rot off!
SYMPTOMS
A patch covering 1/3 of my scrotum is dry.
The patch is not elastic like the rest of the skin (I pinch it and it does not "bounce" or "pop" back)
Feels really rough to the touch
The patch is located in the middle of the scrotum. the scrotum skin that is touching my thighs is normal.
Does NOT itch
Does NOT hurt
No discharge.
Just a very dry and tough patch of skin on my scrotum.
I've been just browsing the web for possible causes and most of them involve itchiness which isn't the case with me. I'm sure it can't be STD's since I'm still a virgin.
While looking for answers I found this.
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070312180258AAWuIUG
It does sound like what I have but please let me know what you guys think. I poured some water on my scrotum to get it moist and it got a little better but I'm sure it'll return back to the same state in time. This is the first time I've ever got ANYTHING on my private area and I'm really embarrassed as well as scared. I don't want my junk to rot off!
SYMPTOMS
A patch covering 1/3 of my scrotum is dry.
The patch is not elastic like the rest of the skin (I pinch it and it does not "bounce" or "pop" back)
Feels really rough to the touch
The patch is located in the middle of the scrotum. the scrotum skin that is touching my thighs is normal.
Does NOT itch
Does NOT hurt
No discharge.
Just a very dry and tough patch of skin on my scrotum.
Do you have a followup on your condition? Did it heal itself in time, or was this method u cite helpful?
my ball bag has gone rough and scaley and dry
and its also starting to go dry and rough at the top of my penis
does any one know what it is ? and what i can do about it ?
please help ?
and its also starting to go dry and rough at the top of my penis
does any one know what it is ? and what i can do about it ?
please help ?
I have just developed exactly the same symptoms! did you get any fix for it?????
im thinking it may be a fungal infection so im giving tea tree oil a go.
pretty strange tho...
im thinking it may be a fungal infection so im giving tea tree oil a go.
pretty strange tho...
Well I was surprised to find this post out on the web. I am a 39 year old male who experienced this same problem when I was about 14 years old. I never told anyone, I was terrified. I did a lot of reading about sex and what not hoping to find this to be just a right-of-passage of boys in puberty, but I never found anything.
For me my entire scrotum dried up and developed a thick shell covering it completely. It did not hurt but felt very strange. After a few days I got brave and tried peeling a patch of skin off, peeling the skin off was not painful at all and left nothing but fresh skin behind. I actually spent the evening and removed every patch of dry skin on my scrotum and i never saw anything like it again.
I have not read anything about this condition, medically explaining what it was I experienced. But I was a virgin and I have never tested positive for any STDs. I am also a very healthy 39 year old male with 5 normal children. so I am not sure what this was but I am thinking it was an anomaly that must happen to a few men for God only knows why.
The only medical history I have worth mentioning I think is that I suffer from dandruff pretty badly, maybe they are related. Perhaps my bodies poor ability to fend off the common fungus that causes dandruff was related to that experience with my scrotum drying up, who knows.
For me my entire scrotum dried up and developed a thick shell covering it completely. It did not hurt but felt very strange. After a few days I got brave and tried peeling a patch of skin off, peeling the skin off was not painful at all and left nothing but fresh skin behind. I actually spent the evening and removed every patch of dry skin on my scrotum and i never saw anything like it again.
I have not read anything about this condition, medically explaining what it was I experienced. But I was a virgin and I have never tested positive for any STDs. I am also a very healthy 39 year old male with 5 normal children. so I am not sure what this was but I am thinking it was an anomaly that must happen to a few men for God only knows why.
The only medical history I have worth mentioning I think is that I suffer from dandruff pretty badly, maybe they are related. Perhaps my bodies poor ability to fend off the common fungus that causes dandruff was related to that experience with my scrotum drying up, who knows.
I had the exact same symptoms as jt1969 just this past weekend. It was very strange. It started on a Thursday, the skin of my scrotum stung, like it had a rash. I assumed it was just an irritation from some cheap and ill-fitting dress pants I was wearing. Then next day, the stinging had lessened, and I applied some talcum powder for its cooling effects. I have used talcum powder on my scrotum before, usually after wearing a wet swimsuit too long, or after irritation from a jockstrap, or something to that effect. Never had a problem before in my life.
The next day, the skin on the scrotum had completely dried out. It looked like my scrotum was covered in a thin layer of dry glue that was now peeling off. It did not hurt at all to remove the dry dead skin, however... the dry skin itself was creating an uncomfortable feeling during movement. So like jt1969, I spent almost an entire evening carefully peeling off the dry skin. In between picking at it, I applied some polysporin. Worked well, as any moisturizing creams only served to provide a sharp stinging and burning sensation.
Anyway, after peeling off all the skin, the problem seems to have be solved. No irritation since.
The next day, the skin on the scrotum had completely dried out. It looked like my scrotum was covered in a thin layer of dry glue that was now peeling off. It did not hurt at all to remove the dry dead skin, however... the dry skin itself was creating an uncomfortable feeling during movement. So like jt1969, I spent almost an entire evening carefully peeling off the dry skin. In between picking at it, I applied some polysporin. Worked well, as any moisturizing creams only served to provide a sharp stinging and burning sensation.
Anyway, after peeling off all the skin, the problem seems to have be solved. No irritation since.
I had the same thing that all of you are describing. Go to the drug store and buy some antifungal cream like Lotrimin and rub it all over your bag. Google search 'male yeast infection' and it'll show you exactly what's going on. The cream should make it go away within a week.
its because you have been jerking of with soap put lotion on it, it will go away. ur welcome
i was jerking off with soap a few days ago this seems to have caused the problem i havent found any solution yet although i will try outting lotion on my bag
Be careful jerking off with soap. A bit of it can get into the urethra and cause a LOT of irritation and believe me, this is speaking from experience. Definitely try lotion instead next time! Has that affected the skin at all?
i got the same thing to day i went to go to bathroom and boom a big patch of skin that was all hard i was freaked out and was looking what it was after an hour of researching i found this like most google said was red,itchy skinlike the other guy im 14 and got this i think this is a common thing with men at the time with all the male hormons and jerking with soap so it got to be soap that did it so im verry happy i dont have an std sti or anything like that
yup. first time I did it with dish soap. never again. started off awkwardly red is places, next day I had scales on my sack and even going all the way to my head. next day started peeling, got a good amount off from the shower without even knowing. then saved the rest for later to have fun with! although it didn't sting till I got to the part where I've been circumsized and it made a reallyyy thin layer of skin. just be careful and have fun peeling
i got the same problem but un like anything ive heard iv got staph infections down there so i shaved every thing in hopes that less hair would mean less germs but i dont know and i have no insurance so i cant just go see a doctor also money issues so is it because i shaved because its eather that or the staph has taken my lil dudes i dont wanna loose em im only 20 and there all i got
heyy thanks...recentyl i was jerking off with soap...it caused the same problem...i guess ill apply lotion now