Male Genital Problems And Injuries: Check Your Symptoms

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Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

• Exposure to a sexually transmitted disease (STD): Go to the topic Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
• A groin problem or injury: Go to the topic Groin Problems and Injuries.
• A rash on other parts of your body as well as the genital area: Go to the topic Rash, Age 12 and Older or Rash, Age 11 and Younger.
• Problems urinating: Go to the topic Urinary Problems, Age 12 and Older or Urinary Problems, Age 11 and Younger.
• A problem after circumcision: Go to the topic Circumcision.
• A burn to the genital area: Go to the topic Burns.
• A cut: Go to the topic Cuts.
• Problems after a body piercing: Go to the topic Body Piercing Problems.
• Problems after an operation, such as a vasectomy: Go to the topic Postoperative Problems

Yes

Have you injured your scrotum or penis?

Yes

Do you have a change in the appearance or feel of your penis?

Yes

Are you concerned that the injury was caused by an intentional act?

Yes

Do you have signs of an infection in your genital area?

Yes

Do you have pain in the penis, scrotum, or testicles?

Yes

Do you have an erection problem?

Yes

Do you have a growth in the scrotum or on a testicle?

Yes

Do you have swelling in the scrotum?

Yes

Do you have an abnormal discharge, such as mucus, pus, or blood, from the penis or in your semen?

Yes

Do you have a rash or sores on the skin of the penis or scrotum?

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

Last updated:	March 29, 2007
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Editors:	Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC, Tracy Landauer