subject: Are You Suffering From Penile Yeast Infection? [print this page] Are You Suffering from Penile Yeast Infection?
Most often that not, the very first thing that comes into your mind whenever you hear the words yeast infection, you think of it affecting women only. What you may not know is that men are also prone to yeast infections. In a mans case, this infection is called a penile yeast infection.
A penile yeast infection is just as embarrassing for a man as it is for a woman.
You can avoid this major hassle by educating yourself about penile yeast infection. Educating yourself about the causes and symptoms of a penile yeast infection can help you trace the activities you get involved in which may cause this infection. This can help you in taking preventive measures that lower the risk of contracting a penile yeast infection. Gaining more knowledge about it can also help you in administering treatment on yourself if you have contracted this disease.
A common misconception about a penile yeast infection is that it can only be acquired through sexual intercourse. But while it is true that engaging in sex is the most common way to contract penile yeast infection, it can also be acquired asexually. A man who suffers from Diabetes has a greater risk of developing a penile yeast infection because his urine contains high levels of sugar. Taking antibiotics can also elevate the risk of contracting it because these antibiotics kill the good bacteria that place a balance in your immune system.
Now that you know the causes of a penile yeast infection, you can already deduce if you are a likely candidate for a penile yeast infection. If there are instances where your penis releases a thick milky discharge, chances are you already suffer from this infection. Extreme irritation and soreness especially in the head of the penis and red itchy bumps on the shaft of the penis often accompanies the excessive itching which is highly associated to yeast infection.
If left untreated, this condition can cause major irritations like unbearable pain during urination and sexual intercourse. It can even reach a point where the infection, in its late stages causes a burning sensation in the penile area which can also be accompanied by blisters and discoloration of the penis.
Penile yeast infection is curable but you can only administer treatment on yourself if you know what caused it in the first place, and how it manifests itself.
