Hi all.
I've had sore burning stinging foreskin and frenulum for over a year now. Went to the doctor and was given steroid cream and this made my skin redder and even more sore.
It started when I was a little rough during masturbating. And it was painful for over three weeks and the doctor wasn't that bothered and gave me the steroid cream. I stopped using the cream and some of the soreness went.
But later on it came back after masturbating. Now I don't mastubate other than once every two weeks or longer. But the soreness doesn't ever go away.
I am uncircumcised but I have always washed under the skin every day with just water. But now I am sensitive to soaps and scented shower gels.
I am at my wits end because I can't have any intimacy with my partner and I dread the moment when I feel the need and I have to resist. But no one can resist the urge forever. Plus my partner is feeling neglected. What do I do?
You have posthitis. Posthitis has many causes so you can't effectively treat it until you know the cause.Posthitis may be caused by an irritant of some kind or their may be a pathogen. the pathogen may be viral, bacterial, or fungal.This requires swabs and cultivation of the infectious agent if there is one, tissue biopsy and such.
If your first doctor can't cure it after a year, then it is time to change doctors.