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Penis pain - Overview

Alternative Names

Pain - penis; Priapism

Definition of Penis pain:

Penis pain is any pain or discomfort in the penis.

Common Causes:

Bites, either human or insect
Cancer of the penis
Erection that does not go away (priapism)
Genital herpes
Infected prosthesis of the penis
Infection under the foreskin of uncircumcised men (balanitis)
Inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis)
Injury
Peyronie's disease
Pimples
Reiter syndrome
Sickle cell anemia
Syphilis
Urethritis caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea

Male reproductive anatomy

Reviewed last on: 9/7/2008
Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Burnett AL. Priapism. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 26.

Frenkl T, Potts J. Sexually transmitted diseases. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 11.

Pettaway CA, Lunch DF, Davis JW. Tumors of the Penis. In: Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 31.

Jordan GH. Peyronie's Disease. In: Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 25.

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