For someone with a circumcised penis, gently clean all the areas around the head, especially along the ridge that separates the head from the shaft. An uncircumcised penis requires slightly more attention.
Clean beneath the foreskin once or twice a day with warm soapy water. Do not scrape the foreskin. A doctor should be consulted if the penis appears infected or red. For someone with a vagina, pull back the outer lips of the vulva to clean the area under the clitoral hood. Avoid using heavily scented soaps to prevent irritation. If there are bumps, itching, or changes in vaginal discharge, see a doctor. Getting into the habit of checking the genitals regularly for excess smegma and signs of a potential infection or other problems can prevent smegma from becoming a problem.
This is especially important for people who tend to sweat a lot, which can contribute to more smegma and make it easier for smegma to accumulate. Smegma is not a sign of a sexually transmitted infection. However, if it's allowed to accumulate, it can give off a strong, foul odor and take on a cottage cheese-like consistency.
It can also lead to more serious medical issues, such as conditions like phimosis, balanitis, and clitoral adhesion. Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin cannot be pulled back from around the tip of the penis. It may appear as a tight ring or rubber band of foreskin around the tip of the penis. Phimosis can be physiological or pathological depending on the situation. Physiologic phimosis is common and normal among infants and children.
Some children are born with tight foreskin at birth. Phimosis is normal for an uncircumcised infant or child, and usually resolves over time. Pathologic phimosis is a tight foreskin that results from scarring, infection, or inflammation of the foreskin.
It is often associated with ballooning of the foreskin during urination, difficulty urinating, or infection. It can happen in children and adults. Other symptoms of phimosis include redness, unusual discharge, and a tight foreskin. Depending on its severity, phimosis may be treated with:. Another condition that can arise from a build-up of smegma is balanitis , which is inflammation of the penis head and foreskin.
Balanitis is characterized by a shiny red or red-orange hue, swelling, and tenderness of the penis, along with a foul odor and pain during urination. Bleeding may also occur. This condition can be quite painful. The thought that smegma can lead to a higher incidence of penile cancer is a medical myth that was perpetuated after the publication of an outdated study from The results and conclusions of this study have never since been substantiated and more recent evidence suggests there is no link between smegma and penile or cervical cancer.
As explained the combination of smegma, a warm moist environment and time result in thriving bacterial colonies and the distasteful smell that most people know smegma for. In general smegma only causes a problem when it is allowed to accumulate for too long.
Fact 9: The exact chemical composition of smegma remains a scientific and medical mystery. There is always some element of smegma production, but it becomes most prominent in adolescence aged 14 onwards when it becomes required for sexual function. Smegma production then remains constant for several years before reducing in middle age and declining to almost nothing later in life.
Fact In a man released a patent for a product specifically designed to treat problematic smegma. You can see the patent here. Smegma is a naturally occurring accumulation of dead skin cells and oily secretions around the foreskin in males and clitoris in females. It is beneficial as lubrication during sexual intercourse but if allowed to accumulate can lead to a distasteful odor as well as other health issues. Smegma can be controlled easily by a good hygiene regimen and this should be encouraged to all.
Website theme is by modafinilresearch. You may have a skin condition or a socially transmitted disease…I would suggest you have a competent physician check your condition. Too bad I did not know that females also produce smegma and I am now I had to adjust or sex was not all that great.
I am circumcised and have never had any health problems in the groin. I learned about smegma as I was growing up in Catholic schools. It was not a playground word, nor was it taught to me by my parents.
So it must have come from the Baltimore Catechism or some other classroom source. Why was it even talked about? All I know is it furthered my disgust with my adolescent sexuality.
Yes, according to Herbenick. So having smegma doesn't mean you're dirty or unclean — it just means you should probably wash and clean your penis a bit more thoroughly. In itself, smegma is pretty harmless. But if you let it build up, it can result in the smegma hardening and producing a bad smell.
If you're uncircumcised, and you let it build up for a really long time, it can also cause your foreskin to stick to the penis, which can necessitate a painful trip to the dermatologist's office. If you wash with soap and water on the reg, then any light smegma build-up is nothing to worry about. That said, if you're uncircumcised and you've been accumulating quite a bit of smegma, Garrison says you may need to be more aggressive about your hygiene practices.
Gently pull the foreskin back and use a washcloth, some warm water, and a mild soap to clean underneath the head of the penis. Some examples of STIs and their symptoms include: gonorrhoea : this can cause an unusual white, yellow or green discharge from the tip of your penis, pain or a burning sensation when peeing, and inflammation of the foreskin chlamydia : this can cause a white, cloudy or watery discharge from the tip of your penis, pain when peeing and pain in the testicles Non-specific urethritis Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra, the tube running from the bladder to the tip of the penis.
NSU can make your penis sore. Symptoms of NSU include: a white or cloudy discharge from the tip of your penis a burning or painful sensation when you pee the tip of your penis may feel irritated and sore a frequent need to pee Urinary tract infections A urinary tract infection UTI is a bacterial infection that develops somewhere in your urinary tract, such as the bladder cystitis , urethra urethritis or kidneys kidney infection.
A UTI can cause pain or a burning sensation in your penis when you pee. Find out more about UTIs and how they're treated Prostatitis Prostatitis is a condition caused by inflammation of your prostate gland. See a GP if you think you may have prostatitis. You may need prompt treatment with antibiotics.
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