Penis pain - Overview

Definition of Penis pain:

Penis pain is any pain or discomfort in the penis.

Common Causes:

• Injury (such as that due to too much manipulation)
• Bites, either human or insect
• Pimples
• Genital herpes
• Inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
• Syphilis
• Nonspecific urethritis caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea
• Infection under the foreskin of uncircumcised men (balanitis)
• Reiter syndrome
• Priapism (persistent erection that does not go away)
• Peyronie's disease
• Cancer of the penis
• Infected penile prosthesis
• Sickle cell anemia